The Washington herald., 1922-01-08
JAPANESE BUDGET
FOR FISCAL YEAR
Yen l,466,O 100000
Provision for 1929 Is
Yen 1O1, 900, 900 Decrease
Over Current Period.
ARMAMENT ITEMS
Yen 253,OOO,OOO for Army
And Yen 393,622,O0O for D..
Navy-BOth Decreases.

According to the japanese press.
the budget of the japanese govern
ment for he fiscal year 1922-23, Is
ready for presentation to the Diet.
having been completed and approved
by the cabine. says statement
from the Department of Commerc..
The total, according to the account. is
yen 1896, 900. 900. of which yen 1885,
900. .06O is set aside for ordinary ex-
penditures. The total estimated
revenue is yen 1,I55, 900, 900. The
total amount of the budget is a de-
crease of yen 10T, 100000 approx
mateiy, from the expenditures for
the current ifs al year. made neces-
sary by the decrease of revenue from
taxes and government enterprises.
To avoid the possibility of a deficit
occurring If expenditures were author
lied fer future items and in the event
of further decreased revenues, GER
tain undertakings have been omitted.
1t it Intended, however. to provide
for such undertakings by designating
portions of surplus carried over each
year, for this purpose and expending
the surplus in this way when financial
, nditions permit.
Programs Not Defined.
The 1927 naval expansion program
and the 1884 army supply program,
and other less important undertake
,ngs- spread over a period of years.
will not be deferred beyond the time
originally contemplated. according to
Niscount Takahashi, minister of fl
nance and premier. The general De-
lief in this connection is that there
is little likelihood of the navy and
armS.. programs referred to being
completed on time. since economic
conditions now so depressed. are not
thought to be able to recover suffi-
ciently to furnish the required
revenue.
ThSsurplus carried over from year
to year is rapidly decreasing. and
the amount to be carried forward at
the end of the current year was
difficult to ascertain owing to out
standing obligations which should be
deducted from the gross surplus;
Niscopnt Takahashi is quoted as
stating the figure at yen 11O, 200, 900.
of which yen S.474.OOO is from the
1918 budget and yen 5S.1SO,O00 from
the 1921 budget.
The different departments are al
loted approximately. amounts as fol-
lows:
Foreign affairs: Yen 23.570.6S6, of
which yen 19.746.593 is for ordinary.
and yen 3,S32.O43 for extraordinary
expenses. The total is yen 2.207, 900
less than the current allotment.
Home Affairs: Yen 1I7.73O,OO0,
divided into yen 42.150.000 for ordi-
nary and yen 75.5SO.OOO for extra
ordinary expenditures.
Army: Yen 253,00O, 900: for ordi-
nary expenditures yen IFS, 900. 900 of
this sum, and for extraordinary ex-
penditures yen 100000 The total
is yen 10000, 900 less. approximately,
than current appropriations.
Navy: Yen 393, ,662, 900: ordinary
expenditures being allotted yen 1885,
100000 from this amount and extra
ordinary expenditures yen 25S. .662.-
900. AS compared with the allotment
for the current year, there is a de-
crease in the total amount Of yen
10O.0O0.0OO The total is also said
to be yen S6.OO0.O0O less than the
amount estimated to be necessary to
meet the needs of the navy depart
ment.