Pre-Buddhist India: A Political, Administrative, Economic, Social and Geographical Survey of Ancient India Based Mainly on the Jataka Stories c4.t6.17

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However, the general impression that we form after going through these stories, is that the Jātaka State, being simpler and not concerned with much intricate problems of administration, was far from Financial and Fiscal intricacies and affairs. Revenues and taxes came to the king in the case of Central affairs and were spent, first in maintaining himself and his whole establishment, and then in other administrative purposes which also were not many.