Opinions regarding the budget are, of course, varied. The lack of any Wide tariff reductions is irksome to those who believe that rapid solution to our problems would be the increase in trade that would follow a letting down of the barriers. On the other hand the heads of corporations, who are also the wealthier members of our society, donot favour the increases. in' taxation, which they regard as another evidence of the government contro! that they are so anxious to avoid Perhaps the worst criticism that could be made is that the budget puts us no further ahead. For another year at least. unless there Is a great change in government, we can be sure that we are roing' further and further behind, even though a sort, of way inescapable obligations
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