asked the Minister for Finance if he will state for each of the years 1932, 1933 and 1934 (estimated) the amount of revenue derived from duties on (a) tea and (b) sugar, and show how the rates of duty varied from time to time during these years.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Tea and Sugar Duties.
The reply to this question is in the form of a tabular statement, and will be included in the Official Reports.
The following is the reply:—
The amounts of revenue derived from (a) tea and (b) sugar in the latest three financial years for which complete figures are available were as follows:—
|
Year ended 31st March |
Tea |
Sugar |
|
1932 |
Nil |
£1,371,901 11s. 10d. |
|
1933 |
£418,376 11s. 6d. |
£997,169 11s. 11d. |
|
1934 |
£471,238 10s. 4d. |
£934,027 16s. 8d. |
The rates of duty varied as follows since 1st April, 1931:—
|
per lb. |
||
|
Tea (Customs) |
1st April, 1931, to 11th May, 1932 |
Nil |
|
12th May, 1932, to 30th June, 1934 |
6d. |
|
|
(4d.—preferential). |
||
|
1st July, 1934, to date |
2d. |
|
|
(Nil—preferential). |
||
|
Tea (Excise) |
A duty at the rate of 4d. per lb. was imposed on certain stocks of Tea held by traders on 12th May, 1932. |
|
Main Rates per cwt. |
|||
|
Sugar (Customs) |
1st April, 1931, to 6th May, 1931 |
11s. |
8d. |
|
7th May, 1931, to 30th May, 1932 |
16s. |
4d. |
|
|
31st May, 1932, to 6th February, 1934 |
11s. |
8d. |
|
|
7th February, 1934, to 12th October, 1934 |
16s. |
4d. |
|
|
13th October, 1934, to date |
18s. |
8d. |
An additional duty at the rate of 2/4 per cwt. was imposed on sugar of United Kingdom manufacture, as from 26th July, 1932, under the Emergency Imposition of Duties Act, 1932.
|
Main Rates per cwt. on Sugar made from beet grown in Saorstát Eireann |
|||
|
Sugar (Excise) |
1st April, 1931, to 6th May, 1931 |
Nil. |
|
|
7th May, 1931, to 30th May, 1932 |
4s. |
8d. |
|
|
31st May, 1932, to 12th October, 1934 |
Nil. |
||
|
13th October, 1934, to date |
2s. |
4d. |
An Excise duty at the main rate of 4/8 per cwt. was imposed on certain stocks of imported sugar held by traders at midnight on 6th February, 1934.