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THE CHINA MAIL, APRIL 29, 1940
“BUDGET OF DELUSION"
CHANCELLOR UNDER FIRE FOR NOT TAXING ENOUGH!
London, To-day.
"A SOUND BUDGET" and "A Budget of Delusion" these two headings to leading articles reveal the difference of opinion held by the British Press in connection with the new budget.
The former is from the "Spectator," which follows the line of reasoning of the Chancellor of the Exchequer who, the paper says, made a fair dis- tribution between borrowing and taxation.
of the other taxes, with the reception of It approves
the raising of the postage rate.
The other heading comes from the [jor contribution towards paying. for "Economist", which is very critical.the war. More should be done to The Chancellor missed the opportunity | Increase savings, even if all forms, of would expenditure must be brought under to introduce a budget which
have served as a promise of resolute control. action, and would have given people
The "Sunday Times" says that the
a chance to demonstrate their pas-British people cannot be taxed with- out their own consent, and no people slonate desire to serve the State.
Usually, discussion of the budget is in that position have ever been taxed concerned with the details, the totals so, heavily...
the Yet the principle criticism of generally being taken for granted.
about Chancellor has been to imply that he This year, the discussion was the totals, and rightly so, continues should have asked for, more sacrifices, not less, and one could desire no bet- the "Economist.”
ter evidence of the nation's resolu- tion than the reception given to last Tuesday's budget. Reuter.
Inadequate
The £2,000 millions is "miserably inadequate." It represents £5,500,000
we
a day, but already, last month, were spending £5,000,000 a day. Doer the Government really wish us to be-
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lieve that the most it can manage in MONTH OF
the next 12 months for our war ef-
fort is only one/tenth more than now?
The Nazis are said to be spending BLOCKADE
on
we
around £3,000 million this year war. Is there any pretence that can win this war with a smaller ef- fort than theirs?
(It should be pointed out that in connection with this figure of £3,000 million, frequently referred to, that the Nazis do not publish their budget like we do and that one Home paper suggests that the figure was put out by Doc. Goebbels just to impress the world),
The "Economist" is also dissatis-
on. beer,
(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL")
TIENTSIN, YESTERDAY. ALL BUILDING ACTIVITY IN
THE BRITISH AND FRENCH CON- CESSIONS, USUALLY BRISK AT THIS TIME OF YEAR, IS PRACTI- CALLY AT A STANDSTILL OWING TO THE JAPANESE BLOCKADE WHICH IS NOW ENTERING ON ITS SEVENTH MONTH.
1. Many buildings in the two Conces- fled with methods, The-taxation pro- sions have been left uncompleted and posals bear heavily only on the epe-some, pessimism prevails regarding cific points on which they are im the possibility of resuming work on posed. The Increases
them as long as the present situation spirits and tobacco are "stiff" and lasts. the Increased in postage rates “pen-i al," but the Increase in taxation a whole la light.
The Newcomer
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The price of timber has more than trebled and the cost of bricks-rose sixfold Steel has also risen-about 200 or 300 per cent. Ordinary-con- crete is obtainable with difficulty at a cost of more than six tlines its for- Hayaa
The new purchase tax is an inter- esting newcomer, but it is not a ma-mer value.
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