asked the Minister for Finance if he will state the amount of duty collected up to 1st February, 1958, under (i) the Emergency Imposition of Duties (No. 400) (Drags and Forks) Order, 1957, and any previous Order imposing duties on those or similar articles and (ii) the Emergency Imposition of Duties (No. 401) (Agricultural Machines) Order, 1957, and any previous Order imposing duties on those or similar articles.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Duties on Agricultural Implements.
Part (i) of the question relates to the duty mentioned at Tariff Reference No. 115/9 and Part (ii) to the duty at Tariff Reference No. 142.
The approximate net receipts of duty under Tariff Reference No. 115/9 in recent years were as follows:—
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£ |
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Financial year ended 31st March, 1956 |
3,552 |
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Financial year ended 31st March, 1957 |
3,604 |
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1st April, 1957, to 31st January, 1958 |
1,324 |
The approximate net receipts from the duty at Tariff Reference No. 142 from its imposition in August, 1956, to 31st January, 1958, were £36,606.