|
|
|
Dáil Éireann - Volume 225 - 01 December, 1966 Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Government Expenditure. Mr. L'Estrange Mr. L'Estrange 19. Mr. L'Estrange asked the Minister for Finance the total amount of Government expenditure in 1956; and the estimated total Government expenditure for 1966. Mr. Haughey Mr. Haughey Mr. Haughey: The total amount of Government expenditure for the financial year 1956-57 was £162 million. The estimated total Government expenditure for the financial year 1966-67 is £345 million. Mr. L'Estrange Mr. L'Estrange Mr. L'Estrange: Is the Minister aware that in 1956 Fianna Fáil stated that they would not increase taxation further? That statement was made by the ex-Taoiseach, and yet they have kept that promise by increasing taxation by over £2 million. Mr. Haughey Mr. Haughey Mr. Haughey: Is that the year in which you ran out of office—the year in which there were 96,000 people out of employment. (Interruptions.) An Ceann Comhairle Patrick (Clare) Hogan An Ceann Comhairle: This has nothing to do with the question. Mr. Sweetman Mr. Sweetman Mr. Sweetman: It is a fact. Mr. L'Estrange Mr. L'Estrange Mr. L'Estrange: It is a fact all the same. Mr. Haughey Mr. Haughey Mr. Haughey: I was asking the Deputy if 1956 was the year in which 96,000 people were out of work. Mr. L'Estrange Mr. L'Estrange Mr. L'Estrange: You had 170,000 out in 1944. Mr. Carty Mr. Carty Mr. Carty: The Deputy must have been vaccinated with a gramophone needle—a rusty one. Dáil Éireann 225 Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. Government Expenditure. Questions 19661201
| ||||||||||||||||||||||
