PAYING FOR THE WAR

Evening Post, Volume CXXXVI, Issue 74, 24 September 1943, Page 9

PAYING FOR THE WAR

•■■•' ;:Tji<? Government had been through two 'directly opposite phases, said Mr* R. McKeeh, Labour candidate fot Wellington South/at Newtdwh, oh Wednesday night* There had been four years of peace and four years of wan .':> It had been thought that the Nationalist Party Would have assisted^ iri the ;War effort, but it hoW offered to , reduce taxation and public expenditure, and promised that social' services and benefits Would be expanded alttlost -withbut limit, How could taxation be ireiduced While carrying oti the war- ef-» fort? The Nationalists would heed a magic , wand to carry but .their promises* The Government; had attempted to pay for the war .as it went bh, first out of revenue, and Sedbttdly out of brodUdtion. The public did hot realise that the Government had practically ;paid its way in the,. war right Up to the present moment v The only way to industrial peade was by the stabilisation methods undertaken by. the Governmenti It was the only way; to maintain thd tenets of the Atlantic' Charter^ and the standards of the people, 'which was the aim of the Charter. The gbciM security scheme was the .^lost comprehensive brought down by. any GoV-r ernmeht. ■ ■ ■ Mr: McKeen was accorded a vote bf confidence. ■•..'.