asked the Minister for Finance if he will state how much of the £3,500,000 economies mentioned in his Budget speech of 1953 have been effected and the amounts of the principal items.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Budget Economies.
The publication to-day of particulars of Exchequer issues for the year ended 31st March, 1954, enables a comparison to be made between the total provision for current expenditure in that year and actual issues for such expenditure. I propose, however, to reserve comment on this subject until I am presenting the financial statement.