VERY UNPOPULAR.
IRISH FREE STATE BUDGET. LONDON, May 20. The Free State Budget is proving the most unpopular ever introduced, the Dublin correspondent of "The Times" reports. If an election is held before the end of the year, Mr. Cosgrave's chances of re-election arc far greater than they would have been a month ago. Mr. Cosgrave is not anxious to fight an election on the other issue, particularly if the Senate rejects the bill, because the issue. would be clouded by an appeal to the people to choose between Great Britain and Ireland. However, he would not hesitate to fight if the issue were narrowed down to a question of secession or continuance with the British Commonwealth. Mr. Cosgrave declared in the Dail that the increased taxes would drive wealthy men out of the country. Only two men in the Free State had incomes of £100,000, and if both departed the Exchequer would lose more than the proceeds of the surtax. The Minister of Agriculture, Dr. Ryan, said that the Government was considering pensions for the needy and the aged.-
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Auckland Star, Volume LXIII, Issue 121, 24 May 1932, Page 7
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180VERY UNPOPULAR. Auckland Star, Volume LXIII, Issue 121, 24 May 1932, Page 7
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