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FINANCES. 87
forms tlie object of a special vote. But, at the
same time, a collective vote is taken upon a
summary of all these credits, and upon the
provision to be made with regard to the revenues
to be applied to that purpose. To this provision
is added an estimate for the period in question,
worked out by the financial department of the
Senate.
The financial committee of the Diet, which
has to prepare these matters, whilst keeping in
view the Treasury accounts, must ascertain
whether or not the state of the finances
necessitates extraordinary resources. The committee
makes a special report on each credit proposed,
and a general report as well, in which it submits
to the Estates its financial calculation and its
views as to the ways and means of covering the
expenditure, so far as this depends on the
Diet.
The agreement of all the four orders is
necessary for resolutions on financial questions; but
if the orders have come to different resolutions
on these matters, the business is referred to a
grand financial committee of sixty members
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