Vol. 498 No. 6
108 Mr. Callely asked the Minister for Finance the percentage of vehicle registration tax collected to date in 1998 on used vehicles compared to new vehicles; if he will give a breakdown of vehicle registration tax on engine size; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28141/98]
I am informed by the Revenue Commissioners that the gross amount of vehicle registration tax collected on a new and used cars registered up to the end of October 1998 amounts to approximately £478 million. The breakdown is as follows:
|
£ |
||
|
New cars |
436 million |
(91.2 per cent) |
|
Used cars |
42 million |
( 8.8 percent) |
|
CC Band |
VRT Collected |
|
|
New cars (£'000) |
Used cars (£'000) |
|
|
— 1000 |
32,468 |
3,586 |
|
1001 — 1100 |
1 |
129 |
|
1001 — 1200 |
9,391 |
1,498 |
|
1201 — 1300 |
40,810 |
2,062 |
|
1301 — 1400 |
108,009 |
4,154 |
|
1401 — 1500 |
6,140 |
6,704 |
|
1501 — 1600 |
72,519 |
3,806 |
|
1601 — 1700 |
2,055 |
996 |
|
1701 — 1800 |
28,575 |
1,421 |
|
1801 — 1900 |
26,629 |
1,584 |
|
1901 — 2000 |
63,218 |
6,718 |
|
2001 — 2100 |
746 |
46 |
|
2101 — 2200 |
3,320 |
1,581 |
|
2201 — 2300 |
4,647 |
174 |
|
2301 — 2400 |
5,829 |
117 |
|
2401 — 2500 |
13,609 |
3,908 |
|
2501 + |
18,008 |
3,748 |
|
Total |
435,974 |
42,232 |
