Norwich bulletin., 1915-05-05
Eng|and's Debt
 Has Doubled
WAR IS COSTING ABOUT $1o,5oo,.
 900 DAILY.
BIG WAR LOAN LIKELY
David Lloyd George, in Submitting Budget, Declared Savings of the Country Must Be Relied Upon to Provide the Necessary Funds.

London May 4, 9.3O D. m.-In one of the shortest budget speeches on rec ord, he being on his feet little over an hour, David Lloyd George, the chan cellor of the exchequer, today gave the British public further insight into what the war is costing the nation.
 Debt Has Doubled.
 The expenditure at present, MT. Lloyd-George said. was 2,100,0O0 pounds $10,50e,000) daily and he added that if the war continued for a year Great Britain's bill would be upwards of 1,000,000,000 pounds sterling (about $5,0O0,000, ,O00). The debt of the coun- try, according to MT. Lloyd George, all ready has been almost doubled and stood well over the $5,000, ,000,0 900 mark.
 Declined to Predict Length of War.
 The chancellor declined to predict the length of the war. He introduced no measures calling for new taxes, all though he hinted that such a step likely would have to be taken. There was little discussion of the budget it. self, and the usual income tax resolu- tionS were passed before the house ad- journed.
 MT. Lloyd George said he was able to report the revenue of the country had exceeded the estimates and that the surtaX and income tax papers were sending in their money with unusual celerity
 Proposed Increased Tax on Liquors.
 During the evening Austen Cham berlain mentioned the proposals for in creasing the taxes on beer wines and spirits, which the unionistS and na- tionalists and several liberal members declared their intention to oppose. MT Lloyd George announced that he in- tended to confer with brewers and dis tillers and also that he was open to consider other proposals. He added however, that he would ask that the government be given power to control the sale of liquor in the areas where munitions of war are made.
 Decrease in Production of Beer.
 Chancellor David Lloyd George said that in December there was decreas SC of 3S per cent. in the production oi beer, in January and February a de- crease of P per cent. each, and ir March decrease of IT per cent.
 Increase in Consumption of Liquors.
 On the other hand, the chancellor said there was an increase in the con- sumption of spirits as follows: Decem- Der per cent, January per cent. February 15 per cent, and March g per cent.
 During the debate which followed the budget speech, Andrew Bonar Law leader of the opposition, and Johr Redmond, leader of the Irish nation alistS, declared their opposition to the new taxes on liquors, but promised tc facilitate the prosecution of that DOT tion of the bill giving the governmen control over the sale of alcoholic liquors in areas where munitions O. war are being manufactured. Defended Habits of Workingmen.
 Rt. Hon. Arthur Henderson, for tn, labor party, protested against tht charges that had been made in regarC to the habits of the workingmen anC declared that unless some method were found to have the workingmen's sid, for the labor party to give the govern ment the solid support which they ha( | rendered it during the war.
 Tax on Whiskey. MT. Lloyd George in replying saiC he could not encourage the idea tha | the proposed taxation would be drop ped, but declared he would consider 1 the suggestion of discriminating be | tween raw and mature whiskey. H, | denied that the case that had beer made out for interference with tn, | liquor traffic was a charge against tn, workers of the county
 The resolution imposing an incom, l tax having passed, the house adjourn l ed.
 The general impression in the lobbie | after MT. Lloyd George had delivered his speech was that the new tax ol wines, beers and spirits either will b, withdrawn or greatly modified, for | above all things, the government de l sires unanimity.
 | Huge War Loan. The chancellors speech was takel | to indicate that at some future dat, | MT. Lloyd George would propose | huge loan to finance the war for fur | ther period of from six to tweIv, months. His statement that the say | ings of the country must be relied upol | to provide the necessary funds wat presumed to forecast that there woult | be either bigger income tax and | universal application of that tax O. | that special inducements would b. | held out for the investment of the ma l tions' savings in a loan.
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