Second Edition. THE WAR.
cost o lf war to Britain. r' ; - Figfiles'delating to the expenditure which |xe war will entail were- given to the fiouSe of Commons on Novemlior l7tli. l7v" the Chancellor of the Excheqiiev|(Mr Lloyd George) in pvopdsing'ati mcrfease in the income tax and additidifel' dutite on beer and tea. 'Mr. Llbyd (|borge r s figures wore as follows :! ' . £. Estifhwd 'cost first year of wi ■; ... ■ ... 450(800,000' ever before paid by Britain for a year pf'Wfir ••• 71,000,000 Sei>firat|: maintenance alloWan^ps 1 for 3,000,000 troops' uMdr : arnis ... 75,000,000 War loah to be issued to carry )Sn' , fi'ar to'July ... 330,000,000 Atubinitf'' of, war loan 5 ’ subscribed fry onb firm ... / 100,000,000 Incomes*.to'’ pay: increase of making a of v ... ’... 44,750,000 .Beef to |>fiy.Hn increase of ' £15,0(w,0()0, making a total of y. ... ... 71,050,000 Tea ' to ‘ipay 1 an increase of 1 £2f.000,000,' making a 1 totil of ... 3,200,000
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Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXV, Issue 15, 19 January 1915, Page 6
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145Second Edition. THE WAR. Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXV, Issue 15, 19 January 1915, Page 6
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