# \4 T4 O# g4 `6 ttvb now,tvbnow,bttvb " {- Z' ~1 N! e; Z, W$ t5.39.217.761948年,港府忙於戰後重建,財政相當緊絀。財政司花露時(Geoffrey S. Follows)發表預算案時,首次明確提出「累積儲備」的理財目標,希望建立更穩健的公共財政基礎:! ]0 X( C6 J. p4 \
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「如果我們無法累積到足夠儲備,就無法脫離財政不穩的困境。而建立足夠儲備的方法,不外乎是削減開支或透過加稅增加收入。」(We shall not be out of the wood financially until we have built up a really substantial reserve, and this can only be done by cutting expenditure or increasing revenue by means offurther taxation.), P, T* @% i1 m8 y; u' E: k
4 |; N. P9 Q& ~ U1 {" s" D5.39.217.76時移世易,今天政府雖然已經建立龐大儲備,但「累積儲備」的殖民地祖訓,仍然被財金官員頂禮膜拜。1 d- G9 a* J- o. H; W H