Ivor Callely
Question:143 Mr. Callely asked the Minister for Finance the total number of payments and amount of revenue generated as a result of excise duty on foreign travel in each of the years 1975, 1985 and 1995. [16665/96]
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143 Mr. Callely asked the Minister for Finance the total number of payments and amount of revenue generated as a result of excise duty on foreign travel in each of the years 1975, 1985 and 1995. [16665/96]
I am informed by the Revenue Commissioners that the excise duty on foreign travel was introduced in 1982. This duty has been charged at the rate of £5 per ticket from 1983 onwards.
Year |
Number of Tickets |
Excise Duty Yield |
£m |
||
1985 |
1,236,000 |
6.18 |
1995 |
2,206,000 |
11.03 |