Word: budgets
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...have left undone the things that I should do," epitomizes the reaction of business to the latest fireside talk. Balancing the budget, limiting public way expenditures, and replacing the brain trust with practical business men were the chief sins of omission. The Ogden Nash reference to the banking fraternity was also misleading as the British bankers did not cooperate, until the government specifically stated its program of strict economy and balanced budget...
Every Deputy, standing politely to hear the speech, knew that the Government was preparing to balance the 1935 budget by painful slices of 93,000,000 guilders ($63,000,000) in expenditures, but even so Holland was ready to spend $8,240,000 for new ships for the East Indian Navy. A few would not stay silent. No sooner had Queen Wilhelmina sunk back on her plush throne than three Communist Deputies rose before their horrified colleagues to shout objections. Hustled from the room, they were promptly arrested...
...Coupled with balancing the budget," Germain-Martin said, "repayment of the Clementel bonds and other maturities will enable France to look to the financial future with confidence, and achieve the last phase of restoration of her national finances...
With the recent resignation of Budget Administrator Douglas the public is reminded of the dire prophesies of Professor Sprague and the anxiety felt by businessmen everywhere, especially in New England, when the Harvard professor resigned last year. Now, as then, the businessmen are having qualms about the soundness of the government's monetary policy...
...balance the French budget in these hard times lotteries and roulette have again been made legal. Last week, Paris was sure that absinthe will be next. The Cabinet of Premier Gaston ("Gastounet") Doumergue was reported considering whether to legalize absinthe at its full pre-War strength of 66% alcohol or perhaps go further and legalize what used to be called Swiss absinthe (80%). According to inspired reports, "The Government feels that by monopolizing the sale and manufacture of absinthe they can keep consumption within moderate limits and yet obtain a large revenue...