AUSTRALIA'S WAR EXPENDITURE
CANBERRA, July 12. The coat of the war to Australia to the end of the last financial year, June 30, has been ■.£1,106,000,000. During the year just ended the Commonwealth's war expenditure totalled £561,787,000. Central Bank credit of nearly £218,000,000 was issued to finance ' wur expenditure, while Budget revenue provided nenrlv £160,000.000. The balance of over £400,000,000 came from loan funds borrowed within Australia. Of this amount about half was raised by public subscription. War expenditure rose by more than £242.000,000 in 19-12-43. compared with the previous 12 mouths.
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Evening Star, Issue 24915, 13 July 1943, Page 4
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