I move:
(1) That the duty of customs on tobacco imposed by section 20 of the Finance Act, 1932 (No. 20 of 1932), shall, as on and from the 16th day of January, 1975, be varied by the addition of the sum of £1.236 to each of the rates of such duty chargeable immediately before that date.
(2) That the duty of excise on tobacco imposed by section 19 of the Finance Act, 1934 (No. 31 of 1934), shall, as on and from the 16th day of January, 1975, be varied by the addition of the sum of £1.236 to each of the rates of such duty chargeable immediately before that date.
(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, 1927 (No. 7 of 1927).