Paul McGrath
Question:196 Mr. P. McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the amount of tax collected in each of the past seven years on motor fuels. [28951/04]
View answerWednesday, 17 November 2004
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I am informed by the Revenue Commissioners that the period for which data is available is 1997-2003 inclusive. The relevant figures are shown in the table below.
|
1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
|
|
€ |
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|
Petrol: Excise |
601.7 |
676.8 |
720.4 |
754.8 |
725.3 |
854.2 |
853.8 |
|
Estimated VAT |
195.5 |
207.0 |
223.5 |
288.2 |
264.1 |
286.1 |
289.8 |
|
Total |
797.3 |
883.7 |
943.9 |
1,043.1 |
989.4 |
1,140.3 |
1,143.6 |
|
Auto Diesel: Excise |
428.7 |
509.2 |
583.3 |
624.0 |
519.5 |
660.2 |
731.5 |
|
Estimated VAT |
16.5 |
19.0 |
21.6 |
29.2 |
26.7 |
30.2 |
32.4 |
|
Total |
445.2 |
528.3 |
604.9 |
653.2 |
546.2 |
690.4 |
763.8 |
|
Auto LPG: Excise |
1.0 |
0.7 |
0.6 |
0.6 |
0.4 |
0.3 |
0.2 |
|
Estimated VAT |
0.5 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
|
Total |
1.5 |
1.1 |
1.0 |
0.9 |
0.7 |
0.6 |
0.3 |
|
Total |
1,244.0 |
1,413.1 |
1,549.8 |
1,697.1 |
1,536.2 |
1,831.3 |
1,907.7 |
The figures for VAT collected are estimates. VAT returns are not required to be completed in a manner that identifies the yield from particular goods and services.