I move:—
(1) That the additional duties on dried fruits, which were first imposed by Section 8 of the Finance (No. 2) Act, 1915, and were continued up to the 1st day of August, 1926, by Section 24 of the Finance Act, 1925 (No. 28 of 1925), shall continue to be charged, levied, and paid on and from the said 1st day of August, 1926, up to the 1st day of August, 1927.
(2) That the provisions of Section 8 of the Finance Act, 1919, shall apply to the duties mentioned in this Resolution with the substitution of the expression "Saorstát Eireann" for the expression "Great Britain and Ireland."
(3) It is hereby declared that it is expedient in the public interest that this Resolution shall have statutory effect under the provisions of the Provisional Collection of Taxes Act, 1913.
This resolution deals with what are called the additional or new duties on dried fruits, which amount to 3/6 per cwt. The total duty payable at present on these particular fruits, such as figs, plums, prunes and raisins is 10/6 per cwt.—that is the original duty of 7/- which has been in force since 1876, and the additional 50 per cent. duty which was imposed in 1915. The yield for the financial year 1925-26 was £28,700.
