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====Finances====
====Finances====
Total government spending for both war and civil purposes for the six years ending June 30, 1945, reached £A2,790,000,000 ($9,067,500,000). Half was met from taxes and half from from loans. War expenditures alone totaled £A2,111,000,000 ($6,860,000,000) 45% came from taxes. The total amount borrowed was £A1,387,000,000, which was made up of public loans £A898,000,000; war savings certificates £A53,000,000; treasury bills £A343,000,000; temporary use of treasury balances £A85,000,000, and interest-free loans £A8,000,000.
Total government spending for both war and civil purposes for the six years ending June 30, 1945, reached £A2,790,000,000 ($9,067,500,000). Half was met from taxes and half from loans. War expenditures alone totaled £A2,111,000,000 ($6,860,000,000) 45% came from taxes. The total amount borrowed was £A1,387,000,000, which was made up of public loans £A898,000,000; war savings certificates £A53,000,000; treasury bills £A343,000,000; temporary use of treasury balances £A85,000,000, and interest-free loans £A8,000,000.
==Postwar==
==Postwar==
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* Martin, A. W. ''Robert Menzies: A Life'' (2 vol 1993-99), online at ACLS e-books
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