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Norway National Budget Ready
OSLO v The Norwegian Na
tional Budget for 1947 48 has now
been presented by the Govern
ment. A complete survey of the
country's economic position, the
budget is the second of its kind
to be prepared in Norway —— the
first having been presented last
year It is a 300 page study. much
in the form of a “national bal
ance. sheet." The Norwegian Gov
ernment budget for the same per
iod is but a portion of the broad
er study. which is divided into
two divisions; the goals of econo
mic policy. and the means which‘
the state can use to help achieve}
these goals. The most rational use
of labor power is one of the chief
concerns of the study, as it is‘
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'predicted that without the neCCS‘
isary planning, Norway will lack
$80,000 laborers necessary to real
?ize tth summer’s production
E goals.
1 Value of national production‘
lwill increase from 7.9 billion kro-;
iner to 8.6 billion kroner during‘
’the present budget period. The
{greater part of this increase, how
lever. will be turned back into in
lvestment which is expected to in-
Icrease by 50% with consumption
‘retaining practically its present
‘level. The moat pressing goal for]
lthe coming years, it is noted. will
be an extensive rationalizing of
the economy to counteract a labor
shortage which can slow recon
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sion of enterprises requiring lim
ited man-power such as industry
and shipping with broad modern
ization of fishing and agric‘ulture.
One of the most vital portions of
the study concerns aid and as
sistance which the state can pro
vide in the rationalizing of the
economy.
‘ The Nation Budget itself, con
sists of 8 separate budgets: for
labor resources; building items
containing lumber, cement and
bricks; goods and service balance
with foreign countries; foreign ex
change; home production; con
sumption; investment: and finally
public works and utilities. The
results of these 8 separate bud
gets are combined in a general
budget giving a survey of the
wh01e economic picture. Accord
ing to the latter, an import sur
plus of 900 million Kr. in goods
and services is anticipated. Goods
imports for 1947 are set at
2,450,000,000 Kr. against 1,950,-
000,000 Kr. in 1946 while exports
are also expected to increase from
1,150,000,000 Kr. in 1946 to 1,500.-
000,000 Kr. in 1947. Investment is
expected to reach 2 billion kroner
against 1,300,000,000 in 1946, with
the remainder going for consump
tion. Private consumption will
rise from 6,200,000,000 Kr. to 6,-
500,000,000 Kr. while public con
sumption will decrease from 1,-
100,000,000 Kr. to 1,000,000,000.
Per capita consumption for 1947
is set at 96% of 1939.
A Though Norway will be forced
to increase its foreign debt, the
country‘s national wealth will be
increased by over 1 billion kroner
during the coming year, against
a similar increase of 500,000,000
Kr. in 1946. ‘
"Guide to Information
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York, N. Y. It has been compiled
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magazine articles in English giv
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In a few instances sources in
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however, are American. At the
end of the list appear the names
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lishers of either books or maga
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NEWS IN BRIEF:
A helicopter recently figured
for the first time in a traffic case
in Stockholm. The pilot. Olof Se
feldt, was arraigned for “care
less navigation of helicopter“ be
cause he suddenly halted his craftI
above the Vister Bridge. A great
crowd gathered immediately, and
traffic became snarled.
Sweden's economic and finan
cial position was discussed by Ivar
Rooth, Governor of the Bank 0!.
Sweden. at a luncheon May 15 at:
the Union Club in New York, ar-I
ranged by G. Hilmer Lundbeck.
Jr., U. S. Managing Director of
the Swedish American Line.
Dr. Reinhold Niebuhr, of Co
lumbia University. educator and
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’than 300,000 children receive one
hot meal a clay under the auspices
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i tions, and what other help is given
:to war-ravaged countries, recent«
1y was shown at an exhibition
here, aimed at stimulating further
the interest in Sweden's interna~
tional relief work. An interesting
detail was a demonstration of the
help to self help which is practiced
in Vienna.
A Swedish firm has constructed
a machine which produces con
crete blocks from the rubble of
bombed-out houses. The brick and
stone remains are crushed and
mixed with cement, and with this
material 2,000 new homes will now
be built. At the exhibition. visitors
also had a chance to taste the so
called “Swede S-lup,” of which so
far 212 million portions have been
served all over Europe. A special
branch of the Post Office was set
up at the exhibition, making it
possible for visitors to mail their
contributions on the spot.
A Scandinavian program. “Spot
light on Seandinavia," was given
recently by the Common Council
for American Unity in New York.
The program comprised songs by
Herbert Nystrom, tenor; a one-act
‘lplay about Alfred Nobel, “Dyna
‘ mite and Peace," by Jacques Fer
rand, and an exhibition of Swedish
folk dances.
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