asked the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs if he will state the increase collected for the period from 1st July, 1948, to the latest date ascertainable under the Inland Post Amendment (No. 2) Warrant, 1948 (Statutory Instrument No. 224 of 1948), on the increased newspaper postage rate.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Newspaper Postage Rate.
The Department's records do not enable the amount of additional revenue which has been derived from the increase in the newspaper postage rate to be stated with precision. It is estimated, however, that it would be of the order of £15,000 per annum.