THE ORDINARY WORKING MAN

Chronicle (Levin), 17 August 1946, Page 5

THE ORDINARY WORKING MAN

"Tlie ordinary working man who has . his own home and wlio Jikes a beer and a smoke has little relief from burdens imposed in the war," said a man 011 the street yesterday, when asked for an opinion on the Budget. "lle is tlie man who is always paying and he is the man f'orgotten again this time." When elothing was mentioned he was seeptieal about the jn'ices eoming down to any extent, and also thought it would be a iong tiine before that reduction took eli'ect. fn f'act, he gave the impression that no Budget would have satxslied him unless it voted hiin a bonus 111 eold liard cash. "These things sound all right," he said, "but f want to see and feel the benefits before 1 am happy about thfm.'b f" " lt is a bit liard on those who have just built and furnished a liome," eonimented a young man, "but 1 am just going to build and 1 am delighted. If the cost of cigarettes and tobaceo had come down it would have been a line Budget for me. ' ' A woman vas pleased at tlie elothing reductions, which wili enable the family budget to streteli a little further to meet the harsh deniaiuls made by children after the wear and tear of piay. " f t li'eips few people," said one man when asked his opinion. "For tlie cliap who is renting a house or who has already built and furnished his own dweiiing- there is little saving. Saies tax off elothing will lieff) many, but I doubt if tlie reductions will take effect for a long time as present stocks will re main at tlie old price." Most people seem to have expected reductions which would have liad a wider eli'ect.