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EASY BUDGET GUIDE

Thursday, February 28, 1974

The complexities of the budget presented in the Legislative

Council yesterday are explained at a glance in a handy-sized eight-page booklet now available to the public.

Entitled "The 1974-75 Budget: A Graphic Guide", this publication forms one of a series published in connection, with the annual budget

debate.

This year the attractive cover design for the series is in green and blue, featuring a 1974 Hong Kong dollar and a batch of the

computer cards which play a vital role in the government's accounting

procedures.

The contents of the Graphic Guide include a simple visual

chart showing the sources of revenue and the main breakdown of expenditure, Various tables, illustrated with thumbnail symbols, depict the budget priorities and the relationship between social, community, economic,

general and other services,

There are also graphs to show how expenditure on these services has grown over the past decade and how both revenue and expenditure have climbed from under $1,500 million in 1963-64 to the latest estimates of well over $5,600 million for 1974-75.

The Graphic Guide are available free at the Government Publications Centre in the Star Ferry Concourse, the Government Information Services

in Beaconsfield House and the City District Offices.

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