Government cost taxpayers approximately U.S.$9,000,000,000- during the first four months' of this fiscal) year to establish a new record for "New Deal" spending.
Latest Treasury statistics report 1U.S$2,934,000,000 Spent as of October: 28 with two more business days of the fourth month to be listed. The Inearest, peace-time approach to that figure ina comparable fiscal yest period was in 1985, although last year iwas a big one, too. Here are the spending figures for comparable periods during the Roosevelt Adminis ration: 1993—U.s.$1,389,000,000; 1931 600,000; 031—U.8.$2,141,000,000; 1935—U.S. $2,560, A strong tide of business upturn and re-employment, most spectacular evident In Detroit's motor car in-somewhat offsets unfavourable aspects of the heavy spending pro:
But the gross Treasury exceeds U.S $1,120,000,000 small' reason "to expect that the year-end yure on June 1999 will fall much below the US$4,- 1000,000,000 defeat forecast. by Pres ident Roosevelt.
RAB, Men Shot $4,300,000,000 Defielt
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