New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-04-14
Double German
War Taxes i'm 1918
Imperial Budget Provides
3OO,OOO,OOO Marks for
Merchant Marine
The Netu York Tribune
ForgtOn Press Bureau

The German imperial budget is now
ready for the Reichsrag to act upon.
Among the changes in the new budget
from that of 1917 is the increase of the
war taxes from $50 million marks of
1917 to 1915 millions in 1913 and the
appropriation Of 500 million marks for
the reconstruction Of the German mer-
chant marine.
Following are few interesting pas
sages from the programme of the
budget as published in German papers:
The means necessary for the carry
ing on of the war will be provided by
special budget All expenses of the
administration of the imperial army,
Of the imperial military courts and of
the administration of the imperial navy
will be paid from the war fumes during
the war the duration of which can
not be predetermined.
THE war conditions make it impossi-
BILE to give definite estimate of the
incomes and expenses OF the empire
for the fiscal year 1913. Therefore. as
in 1917, the items of the last peace
budget are accepted with some modi-
fcations for changes Of conditions and
circumstances One of these modifica-
lions, for example, affects the ordinary
expenses for the settlement OF the i'm
perial debt; in 1917, these expenses
amounted to sos million marks.
Present Taxes Too Small
ain order to straighten out the or
binary budget the incomes from pres
ent taxes are not sufficient. The missing
sum of 2,S75,00O, 900 marks will have
! to be covered by new taxation, which
will soon be brought up in the Reichs-
tag.
The process Of Germanizing for
eign words is being carried on further.
In general, as far as there is no ques-
ton of terms defined by law or of
foreign words used, definition of au-
thorities, institutions or bodies, only
such foreign words will remain in use
for which there is no German substi-
tute or the substitutes for which are
too long or difficult.
"The following may be said in de-
tail about the budget:
CAS- to our incomes, we cannot count
on the 10.00S.512 marks, which China is
to pay on account Of the expedition tc
Eastern Asia. In the programme OF
the administration of finances the
1850, 0OO,o 900 marks Of war taxes OF
1917 have again been included. The
freight stamps have been increased b.
54.000000 marks, the revenues from
freight and passenger traffic have beer
increased by 25,40O,O0O marks ant
140 900 900 marks, respectively. ant
the coal taxes by 495, OoO, 900 marks
There have fallen away from the tota
list of taxes 23,5OO,OOO marks, which
we're additional taxes on passenge1
railroad tickets.
"In outlining the expenses Of the
ordinary budget the salaries of official:
have been raised in accordance with
the general rise in prices.
Extraordinary Budget
"For the extraordinary budget 319
millions are asked. They cover ex
penses connected with the imperia
railroad and economic administrations
"Three hundred millions, according
to the law of November D, 1917, VII
be employed for the reconstruction Of
the German commercial fleet.
"To the payments of debts the fol
lowing amounts will be directed:
Marks.
ton s. ...i................ s,s75,e84
tration ......e........... s55,151
From Togo ......... 62,04S
From Southwest Africa 49,. 99,60e
From general imperial re-
sources 'o,Ooo,o9t
The surplus from the minis. S,500,oO(
Total .......-.........el 1882;
For the repayment of the Az pei
cent treasury notes of the sixth anc
seventh war loans, 16,940,000 marks are
appropriated.