ELECTION BUDGET

Grey River Argus, 16 April 1929, Page 5

ELECTION BUDGET

TORY POLICY

Some Tin Pot Measures

(Australian & N.Z. Cable Assn.) (Received April. 15 .at 7 p.m.) ' LONDON, April 14.

The “Daily Expribs” Parliamentary Lobbyist states: Famio'us bankers, business. men, authoTs, Ambassadors, and at least-six ex-Chaneellors of theExchequer willl hear the Budget debate ,bogiiui ing at 3.30 p.m. to-mor-row; (Mjonday). Every seat in the Galleries has already been allotted. -There- wi|ll he remissions of the ‘breakfast ..table” duties, Th''re is to be a re-arrangement. with the breweries ,under -yhich the Exchequer will be partly recoupfor what benefits• they will derive from! the. Government’s derating problems, Mr Churchill (Chancellor of Exchequer) is considering -an «l,Jventh-hour smalll- concession to the married- income taxpayers, irrespective of whether they are- childless or not. . - - - r -

The Budget will have an bearing du-the Conservative Party’s General election policy. It will provide funds for a slum clearance scheme, and Mr Baldwin’s unemployment policy is being outlined on Thursday. It, however, is in no way a spectacular policy. It will include proposals' for an exchange of visits of trade representatives between Britain and the Dominions and Colonies.