Theory of Government in Ancient India (Post-Vedic) c11.s5.22

c11.s5.22

Half the revenue should be deposited in the treasury. Of the rest, one-half, that is, one-fourth of the total income, should be devoted to the army. One-twelfth of the total revenue should cover the salaries of the village headmen. The remainder is to be divided equally, that is, in shares of one-twentieth of the total income, between charity, popular entertainment, officers' salary and the personal expenses of the monarch.²