asked the Minister for Finance the tax revenues expressed as a percentage of our Gross National Product for the years 1977 to 1988 inclusive for (a) stamp duties (b) excise duties (c) capital taxes (d) income tax (e) income levy (f) youth employment levy (g) CPT and (h) VAT.
Written Answers. - Tax Yields.
69.
The requested tax yields expressed as a percentage of gross national product for the years 1977 to 1988 are as follows:
|
Tax Head |
As a % of GNP* |
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|
1977 |
1978 |
1979 |
1980 |
1981 |
1982 |
1983 |
1984 |
1985 |
1986 |
1987 |
1988 Budget |
|
|
(a) Stamp Duties |
0.4 |
0.5 |
0.6 |
0.5 |
0.6 |
0.7 |
0.8 |
0.8 |
0.8 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
|
(b) Excise Duties |
8.0 |
7.6 |
7.9 |
9.5 |
9.8 |
9.1 |
8.8 |
8.5 |
8.6 |
8.5 |
8.0 |
8.0 |
|
(c) Capital Taxes |
0.3 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
|
(d) Income Tax |
9.3 |
9.3 |
9.6 |
11.3 |
11.5 |
11.7 |
12.3 |
13.4 |
13.7 |
14.7 |
15.6 |
15.2 |
|
(e) Income Levy |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
0.3 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
0.2 |
— |
— |
|
(f) Youth Employment Levy |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
0.3 |
0.5 |
0.6 |
0.5 |
0.6 |
0.6 |
0.5 |
|
(g) Corporation Tax |
1.4 |
1.6 |
1.7 |
1.6 |
1.8 |
1.9 |
1.6 |
1.4 |
1.4 |
1.6 |
1.5 |
1.6 |
|
(h) VAT |
5.7 |
6.4 |
5.5 |
5.2 |
5.7 |
7.6 |
8.8 |
9.3 |
9.2 |
9.4 |
9.1 |
9.4 |
*Rounded to the nearest 0.1 per cent.