THE CHILD IN THE HOME

Feilding Star, Volume 6, Issue 1889, 27 April 1928, Page 6

THE CHILD IN THE HOME

TO BE ENCOURAGED BIIITJ SH IX DU ST I! lES GET NEEDED HELP. BY CIIURCIEL BUDGET THE GHANUELLUB EX PI.A INS {Aust. and rs.K. Cable). London. Api*i 1 2<>. In liis Budget sptM*fl 1 . Mi' Uliuivliill kepi his spurprise announcement: of the income tax relief until the hist, stilting that the resources had not. allowed a reduction in the standard rate, hut lie realised that the burden of bringing up children should he lightened where possible. He that; allowances for children, which were at present £•”<> for the first child and £27 for others, should he raised to £<K) and £.70. Furthermore, the concession would he made that the allowances should Ik* applicable to the year of the child’s birth. 'this would mean that a married man with three or four children and receiving an income of £-100 annually would he free of tax. If he was receiving an income of £.700 annually it would mean that the present tax would he halve:.!; if £7OO a reduction of 17d in the standard rate: £BOO a reduction of 1-id; £IOOO a reduction of lSd. The cost of the reduction would amount to £2.100.000 for the present year and £1,700,000 for the full year. Mr Churchill spoke for three hours and I 1 minutes. COMPLEMENT FROM LABOUR Mr Snowdon, who was Chancellor in the Labour Cabinet, congratulated the Chancellor on his brilliant party achievement. He welcomed the allowances to children, also the ruling scheme. His only criticism of the latter proposal was its delay until 1020.