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Dáil Éireann debate -
Wednesday, 15 May 1935

Vol. 56 No. 8

Financial Resolution No. 14—Customs.

I move:—

(1) That the several duties mentioned in the third column of the Schedule to this Resolution and respectively imposed by the enactments mentioned in the second column of that Schedule shall not be charged or levied on any articles imported into Saorstát Eireann on or after the 16th day of May, 1935.

(2) It is hereby declared that it is expedient in the public interest that this Resolution shall have statutory effect under the provisions of the Provisional Collection of Taxes Act, 1927 (No. 7 of 1927).

SCHEDULE.

Ref. No.

Enactments Imposing Duty

Particulars of Duty Terminated

1

Finance Act, 1932 (No. 20 of 1932), Section II.

The duty mentioned at Reference Number 13 in the First Schedule to the Act mentioned in the second column at this reference number.

2

Finance Act, 1932 (No. 20 of 1932), Section II.

The duty mentioned at Reference Number 27 in the First Schedule to the Act mentioned in the second column at this reference number, but so far only as such duty is chargeable on articles mentioned in paragraph (a) in the second column at the said Reference Number 27.

3

Finance Act, 1932 (No. 20 of 1932), Section 16.

The duty imposed by the enactment mentioned in the second column at this reference number so far as it is chargeable on clocks and component parts of clocks.

4

Finance (Customs Duties) (No. 4) Act, 1932 (No. 34 of 1932), Section I.

The duty mentioned at Reference Number 6 in Part I of the First Schedule to the Act mentioned in the second column at this reference number.

5

Finance (Customs Duties) (No. 4) Act, 1932 (No. 34 of 1932), Section I.

The duty mentioned at Reference Number 19 in Part I of the First Schedule to the Act mentioned in the second column at this reference number.

6

Finance (Customs Duties) (No. 4) Act, 1932 (No. 34 of 1932), Section I.

The duty mentioned at Reference Number 21 in the First Schedule to the Act mentioned in the second column at this reference number, as amended at Reference Number 7 in the Seventh Schedule to the Finance Act, 1933 (No. 15 of 1933).

7

Finance Act, 1933 (No. 15 of 1933), Section 6.

The duty imposed by the enactment mentioned in the second column at this reference number, as amended by Section 21 of the Finance Act, 1934 (No. 31 of 1934).

8

Finance Act, 1934 (No. 31 of 1934), Section 8.

The duty mentioned at Reference Number 17 in the First Schedule to the Act mentioned in the second column at this reference number.

9

Finance Act, 1934 (No. 31 of 1934), Section 8.

The duty mentioned at Reference Number 19 in the First Schedule to the Act mentioned in the second column at this reference number.

This Resolution merely terminates a number of duties on certain articles such as polishing preparations, cutlery and other things.

Does the Minister say that this terminates the duty on cutlery?

It terminates the old duty chargeable on cutlery, but a new duty is being imposed in Resolution No. 17.

No duty is being terminated here in which there is not another duty put on in its place?

There are some. Reference No. 4, for instance, terminates a duty which is not being imposed elsewhere.

What is it on?

It is on cuff links, studs, etc., made of brass, bronze or gunmetal.

Is it possible that the resources of the Minister for Industry and Commerce have failed to get a producer of studs and cuff links?

Oh, not at all.

The Minister greatly imperils the future solvency of the industries of this country.

Can the Minister say if any of these references terminates preferential rates of duty and leaves non-preferential rates in their place?

No, I do not think so. Resolution No. 14 agreed to.

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