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TUC backs war savings

1 Jan 1940

62 T.U.C. backs War Savings The Trades Union Congress have thrown their powerful influence into the scales in support of voluntary savings in wartime. They have issued a Declaration urging all who are able to do so to save to the utmost of their ability and to lend their savings to the Country. Here are two important statements: I. The Government has declared that new voluntary savings up to £375 accumulated during the war and invested in National Savings Certificates, Defence Bonds, subscriptions to new War Loans, or deposited in the Post Office or in the Ordinary Departments of Trustee Savings Banks, will be disregarded in calculating the means of applicants for unemployment assistance or supplementary old age pensions.
Collection ID
HATOM
Document Reference
HATOM/1/31
Document Types
Ephemera
File Reference
HATOM/1
Identifier
10.1080/wtss.hatom.000001.031
Keywords
Advertising Banking Employment Finance Financial Services Publicity Publicity Campaigns Savings Trade Unions War Bonds
Language
English
Organizations Discussed
British Trades Union Congress National Savings Committee
Pages
1
Published in
United Kingdom
Series
History of Advertising Trust: O&M wartime book no 1
Themes
Preparations for War Peace the Wartime Economy