91.   This had reduced revenue for the state at a time when expenditure was rising to pay for the cost of unemployment.

92.   Trade union action will only add to the problems of ever escalating defence expenditure because it sharply reduces government revenue at a time when the country strapped for cash.

93.   Moreover, the economy is far weaker than predicted, which is reducing tax revenue.

94.   One of the main reasons is a rise of unemployment which increases welfare charges and reduces tax revenue.