It is impossible to prepare the army for war. Increasing military spending will certainly stimulate the economy to a certain extent, but it is only 1927. According to Rock's memory, there are still at least ten years before World War II. Now those so-called

"Advanced weapons" will become outdated weapons in ten years. Don't forget that there is still an economic crisis. Southern Africa is starting large-scale infrastructure construction to cope with the impact of the economic crisis, so military spending must be slowed down.

October is approaching the end of the year, and Congress is discussing the budget submitted by the federal government.

Compared with this year, the federal government's budget for infrastructure construction, major engineering projects, and social welfare security has increased significantly. Last year, the federal government's budget was only 890 million rand. When the economic crisis broke out in the middle of the year, in order to alleviate the impact of the economic crisis, the federal government

In the middle of the year, there was an emergency additional financial allocation of approximately 150 million rand, and approximately 200 million rand of bonds were issued. In the end, the federal government's expenditure reached a huge 1.24 billion.

This year's fiscal budget is even more excessive. Taking into account the continuing impact of the economic crisis, the budget submitted by the federal government reached 1.35 billion, which caused huge controversy in Congress.

For reference, Britain's fiscal expenditure last year was only 770 million pounds.

Corresponding to the fiscal budget, the total revenue of all levels of the Southern African federal government last year was about 950 million rand, of which customs revenue was about 190 million rand, consumption tax was 170 million rand, land tax, income tax and property tax totaled about 450 million rand. The federal government's

Operating income is 110 million.

The operating income of the federal government refers to the dividends received by the federal government from social investments. After multiple rounds of adjustments by the federal government, the proportion of shares held by the federal government in related basic industries for people's livelihood is increasing year by year, and this part of the income will also increase year by year in the future.

The growth rate depends on the investment intensity of the federal government.

Also for reference, the British government's fiscal revenue last year was approximately 810 million pounds.

Looking at it this way, the governments of this era are simply conscientious governments, and none of them operate with debt. If Southern Africa had not made additional fiscal allocations and issued national bonds in the middle of the year, its financial situation would also be very healthy.

It is also because of this that the federal government of Southern Africa will definitely run in debt next year and its fiscal deficit will increase. This has aroused the concerns of many federal lawmakers. They are worried that the government's fiscal deficit is too high, which will affect the credit of the federal government and lead to unrest.

Necessary worries.

"Oh, needless to say about the future, your worries now are unnecessary. Although the federal government's expenditures are increasing, it depends on how much benefit the federal government's expenditures will produce. The expenditures invested in infrastructure construction and major engineering projects will all

Taxes will be generated at every step of the process, and they will eventually be returned to the national treasury through taxes. Isn't this what you have always wanted?" Aiden is a staunch supporter of the federal government and fully supports the budget submitted by the federal government.

"Enough projects were invested last year. This year we should tighten appropriately and maintain fiscal balance. Otherwise, how should we respond to emergencies like the economic crisis again?" Arthur Black, a member of the Cape Congress, does not support the federal government.

The government, on the other hand, is a bit conservative in its thinking and cannot accept Roque’s debt investment method.

"In the event of an emergency, you can continue to issue national debt. Don't you know how popular the federal government's national debt is? The first two national debt issued by the federal government this year did not flow into the market at all, and were all divided up by financial institutions. The current situation

That is, financial institutions around the world have confidence in the federal government of Southern Africa, but the ones who have the least confidence are the members of Congress. It’s better to just dissolve such a parliament!” Aiden directly fired, he criticized the weekly meeting of Congress.

Fixed meetings are enough, why not change them to once a year?

If you can be a member of Congress, you are usually very busy. To waste your good time on the wrangling in Congress is simply a waste of life.

This is also the reason why people like Rock, Stoudemire, and Henry do not personally participate in Congress. The key is that they don’t have time, and the same goes for everyone else. Therefore, most members of Congress are spokespersons for various forces, and they have to listen to the words of the funders behind the scenes.

, very few people actually become members of Congress based on their strength.

This is also the reason why the federal government’s budget has aroused heated discussions. The budget cannot take care of all aspects. People involved in the civilian field will be unhappy if there are too many military weapons purchases. Food is a strategic resource that must be reserved. Isn’t it the same with weapons and ammunition? Others such as

Needless to say, there is no need to talk about culture, education, health and other aspects. The cake is so big. If you have an extra bite here, you will lose a bite there. It is difficult for everyone to agree.

"Congressman Aiden, watch your words -" Buck reminded him in time. The congressman advocated the dissolution of Congress, which was almost crazy.

But it is not surprising that the Italian Congress has been dissolved, and the German Congress is not expected to survive for a few days. In another time and space, Hindenburg appointed Mustache as prime minister on January 30, and an arson attack broke out in the Congress on February 27, and then Germany

Just running wildly on the road out of control.

"It is not impossible to dissolve the Parliament. The more extraordinary the period, the more a firm voice is needed. It has always been a taboo to issue multiple orders. Even if the Parliament is not dissolved, its power should be limited!" Lewis, a member of Nyasaland, also said

After Roque, a staunch supporter of the federal government, became Prime Minister, the role of Parliament became smaller and smaller, and it was better to dissolve it.

"Gentlemen, the existence of Parliament is not a restriction for the federal government, but a supervision. If Parliament is dissolved, then who will supervise the federal government?" Arthur Black disagreed with Eden and Lewis, and the situation in southern Africa

, it has not reached the point of dissolving Parliament.

"Congressman Black, since you said that, are there any problems with the federal government's budget for next year?" Aiden was furious. Some people put it nicely. As long as you have power in your hands, you must maximize your power without limit.

To put it bluntly, you have to listen to me on my territory——

"Of course there is. The federal government's financial budget for next year will provide too little subsidy to Cape Town. If half of the budget is given to Cape Town, someone will probably lift their feet up." Louis' mouth was so rude that he raised his feet to the sky.

It's so beautiful that I can't even see it.

"Is it okay to invest with debt? We are not trying to restrict the actions of the federal government, we just hope that the federal government can be more stable -" Arthur Black insisted that the federal government's budget for next year does not provide much support to Cape Town.

But compared with Nyasaland, Rhodesia, and Transvaal, which have no support at all, Cape is very lucky.

The three states of Nyasaland, Rhodesia, and Transvaal said: We don’t dare think about support. Just don’t ask us for too much.

But this cannot be blamed on the federal government. Southern Africa is a chess game, and there is nothing Roque can do about it.

"Without the federal government's debt investment, the federal government can't even pay your salary!" Aiden said sharply. He wanted the horse to run and not eat grass. This is probably what he meant.

"Gentlemen, calm down, let us focus on next year's budget, not other weird things -" Buck hammered, the budget must be passed as soon as possible, and it cannot be delayed for too long. The federal government

The government is still waiting for the rice to be cooked.

"We might as well vote directly. If you agree, please raise your hands. If you disagree, please shut up and let the results speak for themselves." Aiden was direct and raised his hands after speaking.

Lewis didn't speak and immediately raised his hand.

Some of the other congressmen raised their hands, some started talking, and more were still waiting for Buck to speak.

"Okay, then we'll vote by a show of hands -" Buck obeyed the public opinion and raised his hand after speaking.

The Speaker has already raised his hand, and more and more members are raising their hands immediately.

Arthur Black looked dejected. He had already expected this result. As soon as the vote by show of hands entered, he would lose.

"Ha, it seems that someone also knows that he is unpopular with the people -" Aiden said proudly, there was no need to wait for the votes to be counted, it must be more than two-thirds.

After the meeting, Aiden hurried to Xiaosi to report today's results.

"Don't pay attention to that idiot Black. If it wasn't to appease the old Cape people, it would never have been his turn." Stoudemire also doesn't like Arthur Black. This kind of guy will be kicked out of Congress sooner or later.

"Isn't the Lord's treatment of us in Rhodesia a bit harsh? There is not even a penny of support, and there are even higher taxes. How can this be so good?" Aiden also had an opinion on Roque.

"First look at how Locke treats Nyasaland -" Stoudemire was also dissatisfied, but he was still convinced by Locke himself.

Rock is not targeting Rhodesia. Nyasaland, as Rock's territory, not only does not get a penny of help, but also has to increase taxes.

This left Stoudemire speechless. Although Rock was harsh, he took action on his own territory first and no one could find fault.

As for those nit-picking people, Xiao Si can only hehe, some people always shut themselves in a room without windows and refuse to see what changes are happening in the outside world. Sooner or later, such people will

Be eliminated.

"The federal government has given many orders to Nyasaland enterprises -" Aiden was cautious. He was not trying to sow discord between Stoudemire and Roque, he just wanted to gain more benefits for Rhodesia.

Regarding orders, the federal government has indeed given a lot of orders to Nyasaland companies. However, this is not because Roque is using public affairs for personal gain. Rather, most of the heavy industries in Southern Africa are concentrated in Nyasaland. The federal government’s increase in orders is mainly

The purpose is to stimulate economic recovery.

There is no need to emphasize the significance of heavy industry to a country. It is not just Nyasaland companies that benefit from the increase in orders. The entire upstream and downstream industry chain benefits. Rhodesian companies actually receive a lot of orders, especially Rhodesia.

Agricultural companies, the federal government has orders for next year totaling 15 million, and given the size of the Rhodesian company, it will take nearly two months to complete these orders.

It’s been two months, so don’t be too greedy. You can’t rely solely on the federal government. You still have to explore your own potential.

ps: The third update full of sincerity, long live the great Labor Day——

(End of chapter)

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