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Dáil Éireann debate -
Wednesday, 20 Jun 1951

Vol. 126 No. 2

Committee on Finance. - Resolution No. 3—Customs and Excise. Hydrocarbon Oil.

I move:—

(1) That the duty of customs imposed by Section 21 of the Finance Act, 1935 (No. 28 of 1935), shall, in respect of hydrocarbon oil, chargeable with that duty, be charged, levied and paid, as on and from the 3rd day of May, 1951, at the rate of one shilling and fourpence the gallon in lieu of the rate now chargeable by virtue of sub-section (1) of Section 4 of the Finance Act, 1948 (No. 12 of 1948).

(2) That the rebate allowable under sub-section (2) of Section 21 of the Finance Act, 1935, shall, in respect of hydrocarbon oil on which such rebate is allowable, be allowed, as on and from the 3rd of May, 1951, at the rate of one shilling and fourpence the gallon in lieu of the rate now allowable by virtue of sub-section (2) of Section 4 of the Finance Act, 1948.

(3) That the duty of excise imposed by Section 21 of the Finance Act, 1935, shall, in respect of hydrocarbon oil chargeable with that duty, which is sent out, on or for sale or otherwise, from the premises of the manufacturer thereof on or after the 3rd day of May, 1951, or is used by such manufacturer on or after that date for any purpose other than the manufacture or production of hydrocarbon oil, be charged, levied and paid at the rate of one shilling and twopence the gallon in lieu of the rate now chargeable by virtue of sub-section (3) of Section 4 of the Finance Act, 1948.

(4) That the rebate allowable under sub-section (4) of Section 21 of the Finance Act, 1935, shall, in respect of hydrocarbon oil on which such rebate is allowable and on which the excise duty mentioned in paragraph (3) of this Resolution was paid at the rate of one shilling and twopence the gallon, be allowed at the rate of one shilling and twopence the gallon in lieu of the rate now allowable by virtue of sub-section (4) of Section 4 of the Finance Act, 1948.

This is the Resolution that affects buses.

This also was objected to. Will the Minister admit that this is a real reintroduction and that it is not confirming something that has been done?

It is a reintroduction. I wish that the Deputy, when he was Minister, had had the courage of his convictions. I might be reintroducing some more resolutions.

I only want the Minister to admit it.

The Minister is coerced, in the circumstances in which he finds himself, to implement what the Deputy did when he was Minister for Finance.

Are we to take it that the Minister has been coerced into changing his mind?

He adapts himself to circumstances.

This was described as a tax which will impose a hardship on the people who live in Kimmage and Crumlin who earn their living in the city and who have to travel by bus four times a day.

It will. The Deputy, when Minister for Finance, was so lavish in his generosity that somebody has got to pay for it.

I wonder could the Minister detail that? To whom was the last Government generous?

Are we to expect some stinting from the present Minister?

Clearly, this is a fresh Resolution. This is not confirming things that happened.

Resolution put and agreed to.

Yes, agreed to as a new Resolution.

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