asked the Minister for Finance the tax-take, the standard retail price and the percentage of the retail price taken in taxation in respect of standard brands of each of the following:—cigarettes, glass of whiskey, pint of beer, bottle of wine; new cars; a gallon of petrol; gramophone records; record players and television sets.
Written Answers. - Taxation Revenue.
640.
The information requested is as follows:
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(2) |
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Item |
Tax-Take |
Retail Price |
(1) as % of (2) |
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£ |
£ |
% |
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Cigarettes |
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(20 standard-size tipped) |
0.918 |
1.25 |
73.4 |
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Whiskey |
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(glass) |
1.032 |
1.96 |
52.7 |
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Beer |
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(pint of stout) |
0.546 |
1.08 |
50.6 |
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Wine |
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(bottle of table wine) |
2.195 |
4.20 |
52.3 |
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New cars |
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(a) up to 16 h.p |
(i) 2,478 |
6,000 |
41.3 |
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(ii)3,304 |
8,000 |
41.3 |
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(b) over 16 h.p. |
5,295 |
12,000 |
44.1 |
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Petrol |
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(gallon of premium grade) |
1.541 |
2.72 |
56.7 |
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Gramophone Records |
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(a) single |
0.552 |
1.79 |
30.8 |
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(b) L.P. |
2.128 |
6.89 |
30.9 |
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Record Player |
17.889 |
69.00 |
25.9 |
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Television Sets |
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(a) 22-inch colour |
208.138 |
589.00 |
35.3 |
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(b) 12-inch black & white |
44.382 |
109.00 |
40.7 |
Notes
(a) The "tax-take" is assumed to mean the total tax (i.e., excise duty, where applicable, and VAT) contained in the retail price. There is no excise duty on record players.
(b) Retail prices, except for motor vehicles and wine for which illustrative examples are shown, were obtained from the National Prices Commission and represent average prices.