Plausible budget?
Author:
I was working on the spreadsheet of a budget sheet for the county of Maurice for my story 'The Bride's Groom'. After I'm done with it though, I notice a problem. The amount of gold being handled in a small island country such as Maurice is too much! Considering that 1 gold can buy a man two loaves of french bread, the amount here is incredible. Yes, I know, someone will say that "No way they have such advanced taxation system in Victorian England or the decimals." Well, I choose to have advanced taxation system, because for the purpose of the story, I can't use an annual tax type. What I want to know is, are these numbers plausible?
For the purpose of understanding things, this island is something like an colonial island south of India.
Income | Expenses | ||
Income tax Industry tax Commerce tax Land rent Farmland rent House rent Donations |
25457.25 7150.69 6363.98 306000 239250 76550 3280 |
Maintenance Security Infrastructure Construction Countess Salary Governance Wages Donations King's Fee |
155096.8 153923.73 59758 200 900 14157 217350 500 50000 |
Total Income | 664051.918 | Total Expenses | 656385.532 |
Balance | 7666.386 |