BUDGET AND WAR PENSIONS.

Evening Star, Issue 22773, 7 October 1937, Page 14

BUDGET AND WAR PENSIONS.

TO THS XDITOB, Sir, —In Ms electioneering campaign in 1935, the Hon. F. Jones, now; Minister of Pensions, said that if the Labour Party were given, a majority one of the first thiiigs that would be attended to was the restoration of cute in pensions, salaries, and wages to tha 1931 level. It is now just on two years since the party was putinto office, and while no doubt the majority of salary and wag© cuts have been restored, the promise has yet to be fulfilled _ip n* gard to the economic pension, whidi ui still 5s a week in arrears of the 1931 standard. Of course, one did not expect everything to bo fixed up as soon as Labour took office, and good work has been done in regard to the veterans; and invalidity pensions, etc., but 1 think that the present Government has had ample time to fulfil its_ first promise in regards to the economic pension. In the first Budget we were granted part restoration, which brought the amount to 25s a week, which, as stated, above, is still 5s in arrears of the 1931 standard. We have just recently read the contents of tthe second Budget, and still there is no mention of any further restoration. Might I also as* what attitude the H.S.A. is taking vx this matter. —I am, etc.. Disabled, October 6. ___