As soon as the words fell, Belder, who stood at the head of the assembly, stepped forward and bowed. "Your Majesty, this year's national budget is 455.6 billion gold coins."
"The Administrative Office's annual budget is 38.5 billion gold coins."
"The Oversight Office's annual budget is 27.5 billion gold coins."
"The Military Command Office's annual budget is 369.6 billion gold coins."
"The Foreign Affairs General Bureau's annual budget is 300 million gold coins, and the Education General Bureau's annual budget is 8.5 billion gold coins."
"The Resource Integration General Bureau, overseen by the Queen, has a budget of 11.2 billion gold coins."
Hearing that enormous figure, Velin quickly converted it into the equivalent number of magic crystals.
455.6 billion gold coins amounted to just 911.2 million low-grade magic crystals.
Military expenditure accounted for the lion's share, taking up 82 percent of the annual budget.
According to the documents Orlando had submitted, basic equipment for soldiers accounted for 65 percent of the military budget, basic military supplies accounted for 25 percent, and only the remaining 10 percent went toward military pay.
The army's reorganization and re-equipment should have taken place simultaneously, yet the latter had been delayed until this year. As king, he bore a large share of the blame.
After all, the budget involved was enormous. Without his approval, Orlando could not proceed.
Transcendent supplies, meanwhile, were not included in the annual budget. Those supplies were allocated centrally by the Resource Integration General Bureau, which Xuemiyya personally oversaw.
"The general bureaus may begin their reports."
Upon hearing His Majesty's command, Andrew, who stood behind Belder, walked to the center of the hall and bowed. "Your Majesty, the Public Security General Bureau's annual budget this year is 3.5 billion gold coins, divided among three main uses."
"First, salaries for the nation's