Lodge, Nevile Sidney, 1918-1989:'Tonight, the Minister of Finance presents his budget'. Evening Post. 21 June 1979'.

The four vignettes in this cartoon show Robert Muldoon, the Minister of Finance, preparing to present his budget amidst leaks about it's content. In the first scene he is holding up his briefcase in front of a worried looking couple, who are clinging to each other. In the second the caption reads 'but so much of it seems to have been leaked' and the drops falling from the briefcase are labelled 'more taxes, more cuts, more duty, more charges'. In the third scene Muldoon is opening his briefcase while the man is saying they know that there will be 'more tax on smokes! and grog! and travel! welfare cuts! sales tax! etc.' In the fourth scene Muldoon is holding up an empty briefcase and the caption reads "was it the M. of F.'s way of breaking it to us gently?"

Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s).

Physical Description: Ink and crayon, 320 x 450 mm