Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-09-09
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MEXICO CITY, Sept. s.-Luis
Monies De Oca. secretary Of finance
and public credit. announces that the
provisional estimate Of the federal
budget Of appropriations for 1929 il
270,O00.0 900 pesos. The statement Of
the secretary says:
IN accord with the precepts OF
the organic budget law Of the fed
Grafton, approved By the congress
Of the union in the extraordinary
period Of sessions q May last and
which went into effect on July 18th
last, the department Of finance has
started the work relative 60 the buG-
get Of expenditures which will gov
ern during the year 1923.
According 10 the legai provisions
aforementioned. all the ~dependen-
cies Of the executive power must
prepare their preliminary services
under their charge and with the pro-
grams which they propose to carry
out during the next year. These
preliminary projects must be in the
hands Of the secretary of finance BY
the 18th Of the present month.
As was OPPORTUNITY reported. IN
I'll the autonomous budget burceu Is
organized. according 10 the aforesaid
law. the budget commission Of the
department of finance shall continue
70 exercise all the functions COM
mended TO the foresaid autonomous
bureau, being able. therefore, to re-
wise. diminish. or increase the
amounts asked for by each depend
ncy IN order &c adjust them TO the
possibilities Of rexenue during the
next fiscal period and 70 the pro-
gram laid down By the president Of
the republic.
A primary calculation. based on
the results Of last year and Oh
those obtained in the first semester
Of this year, has enabled the de-
partment Of finance 20 fix the
amount Of 270.00O.0O0 pesos, as the
total Of the budget Of expenditures
for 1929. Said sum has been dis
~tributed. in accord with the nronor-
ton which the various branches Of
the budget have relative 10 each
other. in the following manner:
Legislative power ..-.$ 5000. 10000
Executive power $500. 1,250.00000
Judicial power ....... s,3Oo.O0O.o0
Dept. Of State Cover
n~acion) ............ 2.sOO.oOo.Oc
Dept. Of Foreign Rela-
tions .............. s.1Oo.oOo.01
Dept. Of Finance and
Public Credit 80. 24,5OO.OOO.oo
Dept Of War ard Ma 4.
rine .......-....... sl.ooo,ooo.o
Dent. OF Agriculture
and Fomento -. s.ooo.Ooo.oO
Dept. Of Communica-
tiOns & Pub. Works s,2OO.OOO.OO
Dept Of Industry.
Commerce & Labor. e.Ooo.oOO.6O
Dept. Public Instruc-
ton 25,OOO,oOO.OO
Bureau Of Public
Health .....-....... 6~.S0o.000.00
Bureau Of Military
Factories & Supplies l2.200.e O0.O0
Bureau Of Comptroller
Of the Federation. $500. 100
Bureau or National
Statistics ...-...... a5O.0oo.Oo
Federal Atty. General. 10000 o 100
Natl. Agrarian Com. 2.5O0000.00
Natl. Irrig. Com. ~. 10000 10000
Natl. Highways Com. 10000 10000
Direction General Of
Posts .............. 100000 90
Direction General Of
Ielegraphs ......... $500 10000
Public Debt ......... %. SOC, 10000
Total .S270. 900. O00.0
The total amount calculated for
the coming period signifies an inn
portant effort on the part az the
federal government TO reduce its
public expenditures by 21.i17. 1912
pesos, since the present budget
amounts 70 29l.117. 7e9.12 pesos, an
effort in which the president Of the
republic hopes to find himself asidu-
ously supported by his c~ollaborators
and BY the legislative and judicial
powers. These figures include the
Item Of the public debt, but, this
item being excluded, the economy is
reduced to 1s.417, 1922 pesos.
The reasons which the department
Of finance has for procuring an
economy Of such significance in the
public expenditures are, amosz
others, the following:
The tendency TO reduce the cost
OF the public services gradually
through tne elimination OF all fill.
tration or superfluous expense. This
tendency will make possible the fu-
ture reduction Of taxes.
The necessity Of insurinr a hal
ance in the next fiscal period. IN
which. for reasons Of various kinds.
il Is not expected to see the ~collec-
tions increased but rather diminish
ed or. under the best Of SUPPOSE
tions. equaled to those Of the pres
ent year.
The special conditions for the
coming year. which do not appear
propitious for the development If
new activities. but which demand.
on the contrary. the maintenance 81
q "statu quo" in all the public ad-
ministration.
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