. Reports of sub-committees . (2 appropi-iations) 950,000,000 Total $2,050,000,000 Eliminating these items from considerations, the estimates for the fiscalyear 1921 give little promise by the Administration of reductions of expendi-tures in 1921 below the appropriations (and expenditure) for 1920. Analysis reveals that requests for 1921 under forty major jtems of esti-mates exceed appropriations for 1920—^the excess amounting to $989,-715,687. Requests for 1921, under twelve other major items of the estimateswere less than the appropriations for 1920. The decrease on these items was$505,531,7
. Reports of sub-committees . (2 appropi-iations) 950,000,000 Total $2,050,000,000 Eliminating these items from considerations, the estimates for the fiscalyear 1921 give little promise by the Administration of reductions of expendi-tures in 1921 below the appropriations (and expenditure) for 1920. Analysis reveals that requests for 1921 under forty major jtems of esti-mates exceed appropriations for 1920—^the excess amounting to $989,-715,687. Requests for 1921, under twelve other major items of the estimateswere less than the appropriations for 1920. The decrease on these items was$505,531,709. Reference here is made to significant major items. See dia-gram No. 6. How do the estimates for 1921 compare with the expenditures for 1916?The similarity between the 1920 appropriations and the estimates for 1921 initself indicates, that the same general disparity (between the 1920 and the pre-war expenditures) would be projected, under the current estimates, into thenext year. 245 p ^ 3 fi 3 OS S S a 5 s a H ^ 5- a £. 246 Comparison of Administrations Requests, 19 21, with Expenditures 191(5. The following table furnishes in detail a comparison, by functions, of the amounts actually disbursed in 1916, with the amount which the Wilson Administration requested for 1921 in the original and supplemental estimatessubmitted up to April 15, 1920. In parallel columns are shown the amount andpercentage of increase for each activity. A^t-n- ,:, ». T. ^^^^ 1^21 Increase 1921 over 1916 Activities or Functions Expenditures Estimates Amount Per Cent Legislative ....... $ 7,831,241 $ 8,466,758 $ 635,517 8 General Administration Executive Direction and Con- . t^°l .-T v; --. 17,078,295 76,200,015 59,121,720 346 Administration of Finance 49,559,023 87,801,245 38,242,222 77 Construction and mainte- XT .. nance, land and bldgs 21,587,536 33,517,565 11,930,029 55 National Defense By Land (Army) 124,136,083 1,072,534,583 948,398,500 764 By Sea (Navy) 155,029,425 551,567,915 396,538,490 2
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