asked the Minister for Finance if he will indicate (a) the total amount collected in respect of the special import levies in each of the financial years 1956-57 and 1957-58 and the estimated amount to be collected in 1958-59, and (b) the various items in respect of which the levies were (i) removed, (ii) reduced and (iii) increased in 1956-57, 1957-58 and 1958-59.
Written Answers. - Special Import Levies.
The information is as follows:—
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(a) |
Financial Year |
Net Receipt of Special Import Levies |
|
£ |
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|
1956-57 |
4,310,187 |
|
|
1957-58 |
2,491,000 (approximate) |
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|
Estimated net receipt of Special Import Levies |
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|
£ |
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|
1958-59 |
1,740,000 |
(b) Particulars of the goods on which the levies were (i) removed, (ii) reduced and (iii) increased in 1956-57, 1957-58 and 1958-59 are contained in Public Notices Numbers 736, 741, 757, 759, 775 and 792, issued by the Revenue Commissioners, copies of which are available in the Oireachtas Library.