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THE RONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER BIH, 1913
FINANCIAL SITUATION EN CHINA!
EXPLAINED BY MINISTER OF
FINANCE.
Premier Hsiung, who is also Minister of Finance, ins sent the follow ing telegram to the Tutuls and
Civil Governors of all the provinces notifying them of the financial situation of the country.
The administration of a country depends upon money. The Republic has been established for two years, arid during that time the Central Government hua. experienced unusual financial stringency.. The Provisional Govern ment his ended, and a new era has begun, I feel unworthy of bolding this important post of Minister of Finance, boy I will try to do all I can for the country at the begining of the new era. In this message. I will endeavour to make plain to you all the difficulties which the Government has to encounter, I will also sugget measures to remedy the erition situation,
During the Ching Dynasty, the pro vinces were required to send definite sums to the Central Government every year. With the inauguration of the Lepublic the remittance has consed. Although this Ministry has sont telegram after telegram. Rsking for
we me: with cold Beginning with Jaunary of response. the first year of the Republic up to this. moment we have only received $2,000.000 from Shantung, Honan, Human, Kwang- Kiangsí and other provinces. This small sum of provincial revenues was far enough to relieve the Suancial embarrassment of the Government, Since
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The second scheme I wish to impress on the provincial authorities is the reduction of annual disbursements. In compiling the budgets for the second year we have ONGKONG AND found that the provincial authorities often over-cetimated the expenses of their respective provinces. There are many superflugus organe which should he abolished, and there are many projects that can be made to wait. The Provinces must try their best to cut down their expenses to the minimum.
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of the fact that it is just like poison in order to quench its | But how can the Goverment sibly avoid this disastrous course of I have calculated and found that during the last year the Government has paid sixty inillion dollars ($60,000,000) for interest, discount, com- mission, exchange fees and the like on loans alone. The termE. of the Reorganization Loan were most severe and the expenditures were strictly supervised. As a result, China feels very uneasy under this financial burden. But if this loan will tide over the financial difficulties until the time when we can secure our money from our own country there will be some consolation, but in the Annexes of the Reorganization Loan, it was explicitly stated that China should receive $65,000,000 as administrative expenses, which lasted until the end of September, 1913. Now all of this money has been received, and $20,000,000 set apart for the reorganization of the Salt Gabelle and for the indemnification of Iceses during the Revolution of 1911, and $10,500,000 for the disbandment of troops are funds that cannot be drawn by the Government for administrative expenses, I am at a loss to know From now on, where Government, is s going to get money to pay the running expenses of the metropolitan Ministries and the military and police forces. When I am thinking about all this, I am despondert Formerly, the salt tax remitted to the Central Government from Fengtien,
As 1 aid before, the provincial Chihli and other provinces served as a
governments should practise. rígid great relief to the Central Government,
I will show you an instance economy. but with the conclusion of the reorganiza-
to prove that it is quite possible to do tion lean, the salt tax was pledged as
Hereafter the provincial authorities 50. Liu Chile-yuan, Civil Governor of security and the Government could not draw any more incney from that source. must devise means to readjust the old Fukien, recently wired to the Cabinet The provinces instead of remitting taxes and create new ones. On the one stating that after the reorganization of
hand
they must find out whether the the Governor's Office, only $120,000 would money to the Government frequently ask subsidies from it. Urgent telegrams people can pay additional taxes, while be required for running expenses instead That means a saving of asking for financial assistance are piled on the other hand they must consider the of $270,000
From this instance it can be up-high on my desk, but the Central imperative necessity of the Government, $150,000.
In making up their budgets they mast seen that expenses of every province can In Government cannot support itself. consideration of the precarious condi
wicet the expenses of their provincial be cut down in like proportion. There administration with the income derived is nothing that can be called " impos tions of the country, I cannot but devis from revenues besides Customs and salt Bible" in the world. It all depends upon] means of relief. From the beginning of
which have heen pledged as the men. ⠀⠀ the Republic up to now, the Government subsidies to the provinces have amounted securities to foreign loans. In most to 214,000,000. It also repaid for the provinces we expect that their budgets provinces internal and foreigu loans will show a surplus after meeting all This surplus must be amounting to $13,200,000. It also repaid their expenses. for the provinces indemnity amounting remitted to the Central Government to relieve its financial stress; Really, I to $77,500,000.
refuse to believe that such a large country like China with its abundant resources will fail in supporting itself What we lack is systematic organization in national finance. Once this is effected, I do not believe that Ching will ever fall into desperate stress,
The budget compiled by this Ministry for the second year of the Republic indicates that the total amount of the annual receipts of this country aucunted to $648,358,100. But this figure was made up by the inclusion of stamp tex, income tax, title deed tax amounting to 86,960,000, It also includes an internal loan of $129,800,000. Again, it includes the general policy of the present Resguys Liability of Prop tone $15,000,000 the Quintuple and Austrian loans and in the future the provincial authori administration has now been drawn up, amounting to $190,000,000, It will be noticed that we cannot hope to secure alities are expected to adhere to the broad the money stated in the above items. We principles laid down by the Government. do not know whether we will succeed in must help carry on the policy. collecting the stamp tax and other forms steadfastly and with the force of a
thunderbolt. of revenues. We are also sceptical about the flotation of internal loans amounting.
If we fail in securing to $129,800,000, theso sums, how are we going to meet the expenditures 1
The situation-in-Mongolia and Tibet requires constant attention.and the transportation of military supplies and troops to the North-west to strengthen the frontier defence has also served to deplete the State Treasury. The clever daughter-in-law cannot cook her meal without rice," but the Government is required to perform that miracle.
Government, in endeavouring to help the Provinces, has always enter
tained the hope that as soon as the difficulties are over, a more prosperous time will ensue, But, alas the Kiangsi: rebellion broke out in July last, and. another great strain on the State exchequer took place in the form of military expenditures involved in the suppression of the rebellion. Then a vast amount of money will be required in the reorganization work in the pro- vinces affected by the recent trouble..
Not counting the indemnity arrears. between March and October of 1914- Ching has to pay $9,800,000. From the present month to June, 1914, China will have to pay the short term loans con-- tracted at Nanking and the other provinces amounting to 853,600,000. It will also have to pay the short term loans of $20,700,000 contracted during the Ching dynasty.. Again, it has to pay instalments on. the long term loans amounting to $34,160,000. All the sums stated above must be paid by the Central Government. They involve the national credit, and any delay in payment will cause grave danger, but where are we going to get the money?
There
other difficulties many are darkening the financial outlook of China. In the Ching dynasty it was a fact that the Central Government could not raake two ends meet, but somehow it could find means to meet its obligations.
It is really deplorable that once the form of Government is changed, the financial spring dries up. If we do not seek to: remedy this state of affairs, I do not know where and what the fate of China will be
taxes
I reiterate dat it is deplorable for the Government to give subsidies to the provinces instead of receiving contribu tions from them. I warn you that it China persists in this course she will become bankrupt.
exhort all the Tutahs and Ciril Governors of the provinces to co-operato with me and carry out their two scherues which advocate. I urge you to adhere to the general policy drawn up by thin administration. This is the only means of salvation for China.
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Pains Across Chest Sleeplessness, Sickness and Acidity
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