MR NASH’S VIEWS ON COURT’S WAGES DECISION

Greymouth Evening Star, 13 June 1950, Page 4

MR NASH’S VIEWS ON COURT’S WAGES DECISION

NELSON, This Day (P.A.).— The that the higher prices resulting fr °”\ ice as moval of subsidies would raise costsit much as the 7s allowed was we Deputy Leader of the Opposition, Mr > when addressing a full house at the T Royal last night. The maximum tion for families was to be 7s per w • • both husband and wife were womng, might mean a rise of Ils 9d, but, if there, was a family of five dependent on th e CQst wage, there would be only 7s extra a twice as much in higher prices. , th This was unfair, Mr Nash said. What we Labour Government had had m min . 1 time was taking from those who na an £ of taxation something they dl^.^ ot T his Govgiving it to those who did need it. -i h ernment’s way was to take needed it and give it to those w gone need it. No one paying taxation had evq without any single essential because paying taxation.