AUSTRALIA’S DEFENCE PROGRAMME
MORE THAN SIXTY MILLIONS TO BE SPENT MORE TAXATION INCREASES FORECAST. MELBOURNE, Oct. 26. The Prime Minister, Mr. R. G. ' Menzies, said the Federal Government this year would sepnd more than £60,000,000 on defence. This is nearly £30,000,000 more than the expenditure contemplated in the greatly extended defence programme that was planned before the war. The greatly increased expenditure indicates that taxation increases will not end with those announced in the Budget presented in Parliament last session. New taxation measures are certain to be introduced in the supplementary budget that is to be presented during next session. The Eastern Command has received instructions from defence headquarters not to accept any more recruits for the military. This is understood to be the result of the decision r :o reintroduct compulsory training. J ( r
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 83, Issue 254, 27 October 1939, Page 8
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