'The burden we have to shoulder averazte £300 millions for five years and this Is not more than Ger~ many, Italy, Russia and France have Undertaken in past years and for the future, Tour own statement it would' have been more instructive have divided the £1,800 millions into} four heads, namely, ordinary maine tenance, special rearmament, civil protection, Industrial outlay and pensions. "In the new plan there is much that Is not fighting expendi-lure. 'There Is the equipping of Industry for mobilization which has a fered it side in larger pence outputs of a civil kind and more employment, Which means more' tax revenue and Tess In doles: raid shelters and gas masks for the population, a, Home Ome charge; great sums for the Fenewal of barracks: shadow factor joo: a civil reserve of stores and food: cumulation of raw materials; na-anal alr raid instruction and greater fire brigade services. In five years the burden of the dole should be really cated by the larger number persons taken into. employment. From this it will be seen that It is unfair (o saddle the Fighting Services with a bill for £1,800 millions and not to specify that which is non~ effective 10 them—£800 or £900 Millions te the true Mgnting service ost and much of the remainder should be placed on the estimates of other Ministees
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