For this reason, Reuter's Correspondent states, it is regarded as certain that there will be no income tax increase in 1939.
With the Ro; 1 Air Force estimates published today, the total for the fighting services has now reached £516,000000 but the total for the defence services, g civil defence, for the coming year is estimated in a White Paper on defence ati 580,000,000.
Civil expenditure totals £445,000,000 after self-balancing have been excluded. An additional sum may be required for supplementary civil estimates.
It to this is added debt charges, which may total £230,000,000, a total budget of £1,265,000,000 is reached.—Reuter.
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