The policies emphasized six points:
1. The Government's efforts would redoubled to remove the harmful effects of the trend of increasing, prices, 2 Special attention would be paid to preventing any ill effects from the enforcement of the mobilization programme, 3. The Government would take adequate and effective measures t0 forestall price increases in such daily necessities as rice, cereals, bean paste, charcoal, matches, fish and soy beans.
4. Measures would be taken (0; prevent an increase in laries, fearing that this inflation.
5. Special measures would adopted to alleviate any' possible sutlering as u consequence of the programme to restrict increases wages and salaries, 6. The Government would re-examine the machinery for the ¢n-policies, forcement of "Government. price
The Government yesterday me formed the Price Control Commission that it expected to order 10 per cent price neductions in low-glade salt foi home consumption, By the lowering wholesale salt prices to effect reductions in retail prices, the Government Monopoly Bureau will lose approximately ¥.4,500000 a year revenue. This loss will be made up. however, by the r-cent increase tobacco pricex—Domel,
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