"c           VAR 0100      15015 TAX CHE 3R 896-939               MD= 1E-37   "
"c           REF 0100         LOC  861 WIDTH  9             DK  14 COL 44-52  "
"c                                                 EXP DEC=  2                "
"c                                                                            "
"c              TAX ON RECEIPTS AND CHECKS                                    "
"c              --------------------------                                    "
"c                                                                            "
"c              NBER SERIES:  15015                                           "
"c              AREA COVERED:  FRANCE                                         "
"c              UNITS:  MILLIONS OF FRANCS                                    "
"c              ANNUAL COVERAGE:  NONE                                        "
"c              QUARTERLY COVERAGE:  NONE                                     "
"c              MONTHLY COVERAGE:  01/1896-03/1934, 07/1934-06/1939           "
"c              SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT:  NONE                                    "
"c              SOURCE:  MINISTERE DE FINANCE, BULLETIN DE STATISTIQUE DE     "
"c              LEGISLATION COMPAREE                                          "
"c                                                                            "
"c              NOTES:  SERIES 15015 IS PRESENTED HERE AS TWO                 "
"c              VARIABLES--(1)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1883-1896  (2)--ORIGINAL DATA, "
"c              1896-1939.                                                    "
"c                   DATA IS LISTED IN SOURCE AS"BUDGET DE L'ETAT" AND IS     "
"c              CALLED"TIMBRE DEBITS NON SUJET DECIMES, SPECIAL,              "
"c              QUITTANCES, RECUS ET CHEQUES."                                "
"c                   THREE FIGURES FOR 1896 ARE GIVEN IN THE 1897 SOURCE AND  "
"c              ARE ON A HIGHER LEVEL.  THE TAX WAS RAISED IN JULY 1920.      "
"c              THE RATE WAS CHANGED IN APRIL 1924.                           "
"c                   BEGINNING IN AUGUST 1925 DATA COVER ONLY CHECKS AND      "
"c              BANK TRANSFERS ("VIEREMENTS").                                "
"c                   IN MARCH 1933 THE TAX WAS RAISED FROM 20 TO 50           "
"c              CENTIMES.                                                     "
"c                   ONLY QUARTERLY DATA ARE AVAILABLE FOR APRIL-JUNE, 1934.  "
"c                                                                            "
"c              CHECKED MANUALLY; CORRECTED 11/11/93.                         "
"c                                                                            "
"c           ...............................................................  "