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Dáil Éireann debate -
Tuesday, 29 Apr 1980

Vol. 320 No. 1

Written Answers. - Motor Industry Revenue.

228.

asked the Minister for Finance the yield from (i) customs duties, (ii) non-deductible VAT and (iii) excise duty, in each of the years 1978 and 1979, in respect of the following categories of goods: (a) motor vehicles, (b) motor vehicle replacement parts and accessories, (c) home made tyres and tubes, (d) mineral hydrocarbon light oil, and (e) auto diesel oil.

The information requested is as follows:

Non-Deductible

Customs Duty

VAT

Excise Duty

1978

1979

1978

1979

1978

1979

£m.

£m.

£m.

£m.

£m.

£m.

Motor Vehicles

7.2¹

6.6¹

92.3

58.7²

42.5

74.7²

Motor Vehicle replacement parts

and accessories

—¹

—¹

not available

9.4

8.5

Home-made tyres and tubes

Nil.

Nil.

0.1

0.1

1.1

0.8

Mineral Hydrocarbon light oil

0.04

Nil.

23.7

28.0

123.2

126.7

Auto diesel oil

0.4

0.4

0.5

0.7

14.9

16.7

1 Separate figures for receipts of Customs duty for parts are not available. The figures shown for motor vehicles include customs duty on parts.

2 The two-tier VAT system was abolished and the excise duty re-structured on 1 March 1979, resulting in a transfer of revenue from VAT to Excise.

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