Paul McGrath
Question:89 Mr. McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the VAT collected on daily, Sunday and weekly provincial papers for each of the last ten years. [5148/96]
Written Answers. - VAT on Newspapers.
VAT returns are not completed in a manner which would enable the yield from particular goods or services to be identified. The estimated VAT yields for newspapers for the years in question, based on information available from other sources, are as follow:
|
Year |
Daily£m |
Sunday£m |
Provincial (weekly)£m |
|
1986 |
5 |
2 |
1 |
|
1987 |
6 |
2 |
1 |
|
1988 |
6 |
2 |
1 |
|
1989 |
8 |
2 |
1 |
|
1990 |
12 |
3 |
2 |
|
1991 |
11 |
3 |
2 |
|
1992 |
13 |
4 |
2 |
|
1993 |
17 |
5 |
3 |
|
1994 |
18 |
5 |
4 |
|
1995 |
13 |
4 |
3 |