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This cover of a booklet issued by the Labour Party before the 1946 election outlines the family-friendly policies of the party. The rise of the social welfare state over the 1930s and 1940s was a major cost increase for the government – and was passed on to the taxpayer.
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Reference: Eph-A-NZ-LABOUR-1946-01
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