The Trade Agreement was portrayed as advantageous for the newly reconstituted Irish state, as the remaining land annuities liability under a 1925 agreement was £11.75 millions (in annual repayments of £250,000 over sixty years).
ðə tɹˈeɪd ɐɡɹˈiːmənt wʌz poːɹtɹˈeɪd æz ɐdvɐntˈeɪdʒəs fɚðə nˈuːli ɹˌiːkˈɑːnstɪtˌuːɾᵻd ˈaɪɹɪʃ stˈeɪt, æz ðə ɹᵻmˈeɪnɪŋ lˈænd ɐnjˈuːɪɾiz lˌaɪəbˈɪlᵻɾi ˌʌndɚɹ ɐ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti fˈaɪv ɐɡɹˈiːmənt wʌz pˈaʊnd ɪlˈɛvən.sˈɛvənti fˈaɪv mˈɪliənz ɪn ˈænjuːəl ɹᵻpˈeɪmənts ʌv pˈaʊnd tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti,zˈiəɹoʊzˈiəɹoʊ zˈiəɹoʊ ˌoʊvɚ sˈɪksti jˈɪɹz.