Evening star., 1941-05-08
By DON s. WARREN.

aqua llOIlS OF iIlP IllOSl IeCtIlJ
income. real estate and other tax
payments 10 the District today re-
vealed that the city's general fund
revenues for the first 10 months OF
the current fiscal year exceed those
for the same period of the last fiscal
year by SO per cent, or nearly
1000, 900.
The revenue calculations, which
were released by the Commissioners
after they were completed by Act
ing Budget Officer William Wild
ing and other finance officials,
showed that tax payments of all
kinds for the first 10 months Of
this fiscal year going into the gen.
eral fund mot including highway
and water revenues totaled S35.-
878993, as compared with s33,9l4-
472 for the first 10 months of the
1910 fiscal year, an increase og ST.
964 521.
Most of the increase in receipts
largely attributed TO Washington
rapid growth, due to the national
defense program-Will be needed to
cover urgent deficiency and supple
mentary budget proposals now being
considered by the Budget Bureau
or Congress, it was explained,
District officials said they had SUBJ
mitted or planned deficiency or sup
Elemental estimates. to be charged
against this fiscal year. which
totaled sl200,000 and that there
were other new needs still demands
ing attention.
Since an increase in the 1912
revenues likewise is anticipated on
the basis of present expectancy for
this fiscal year, which will end June
80, some easing of the 1912 budget
problem is expected, The Commits
sioners plan to review their 1912
budget proposals and are expected
to consult with the Budget Bureau.
1t appeared likely additional esti.
mates Will be proposed for the next
fiscal year.
Free Hand" for ID. c. Officials.
Under the new policy of the
Budget Bureau in dealing with the
municipal budget the Commissioners
are given free hand" in planning
their estimates, except that the Fed
eral agency has reserved the right
to estimate revenue expectancy and
to determine what should be recon-
mended as the total proposed out.
lay
Last fall when the Commissioners
formulated their original 1912 bud
get proposals. the total outlay sug-
gested was s51 100000. Their de-
partment heads had requested a
total Of some S65.00O 900. but figures
were slashed deeply as the Commis-
sioners sought to avoid any necessity
for tax increase. Since a good
portion of District revenues are
received in the last three or four
months of a fiscal year. they we're
estimating revenue about one year
and half in advance of the end Of
the next fiscal year.
In recent weeks the Commissioners
planned the urgent deficiency and
supplemental requests. totaling about
81 200 900, and of this sum, the Bud
get Bureau has sent to Congress and
the House has considered and ap-
proved items totaling S486.000. These
items will be charged to this years
194l revenues.
When Washingtons abnormal
growth created urgent problems as
to schools and many other services,
the city heads recently asked the
municipal agencies to submit extra
budget proposals specifically needed
because of the emergency situation.
The resulting requests totaled about
s5,600.000. The most urgent of these
items have been sent to the Budget
Bureau or Congress, but a large por-
ton still is being considered at the
District Building In addition. the
Commissioners will receive in a day
or two a S5500,000 recreation pro-
gram indorsed yesterday by the
Board of Education.
Income Taxes Up.
In some instances the long range
estimates of revenues made by Dis
trict officials last fall were consid-
cred fairly close" to the results Of
the l0-month experience for this
year, but there were some surpris-
ingly large increases, the most
notable being payments on the Dis
trict corporation and personal in
come taxes. On the basis of the 10
month receipts through April of
this year these payments were $780,
135 above receipts for the first 10
months of the 1910 fiscal year.
Corporation income tax payments
through April of this year totaled
s1,377,341, as against only 1851 1923
received in the first 10 months Of
tSee REVENUE, Page A-5D