asked the Minister for Industry and Commerce if he will state for each of the years 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932 the actual income derived from the sale of unemployment insurance stamps, and the estimated income therefrom for the year 1933; and if he will state the corresponding income which would have been derived for each of the years 1931, 1932 and 1933 if the Unemployment Insurance Act, 1930, had not reduced the contribution rates.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Sale of Unemployment Insurance Stamps.
The actual income of the Unemployment Fund derived from the sale of unemployment insurance stamps for the years 1928-1932 was as follows:—
|
£ |
|
|
1928 |
704,462 |
|
1929 |
696,215 |
|
1930 |
699,193 |
|
1931 |
511,605 |
|
1932 |
524,839 |
The estimated income for 1933 is £529,000 and it is estimated that the income of the fund, had the contribution rates not been reduced by the Unemployment Insurance Act, 1930, would for the years 1931, 1932 and 1933 have been as follows:—
|
£ |
|
|
1931 |
744,396 |
|
1932 |
767,000 |
|
1933 |
773,000 |