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Excise Duties Yield

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 11 June 2013

Tuesday, 11 June 2013

Questions (156)

Patrick Nulty

Question:

156. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide, in tabular form, the total amount of revenue raised by the State in the years 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012 from excise duties on a packet of 20 cigarettes and rolling tobacco; if he will also indicate the gross national tobacco related excise for each year; if he will provide the rate of excise that corresponds to the revenue information already provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27330/13]

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I am informed by the Revenue Commissioners that the available figures of excise receipts and rates in each Tobacco Products Tax category in respect of the years 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012 are as follows:

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Cigarettes

Fine Cut

Cigars

Other Smoking

Total

€m

€m

€m

€m

€m

2009

1,155.40

46.6

9.6

4.9

1216.5

2010

1,100.90

44.5

9.6

4.6

1159.6

2011

1,056.80

56.2

9.2

4

1126.1

2012

989.6

71

7.8

3.9

1072.3

Tobacco Products Tax Rates

With Effect from

15/10/2008

08/04/2009

07/12/2011

01/05/2012

06/12/2012

CIGARETTES

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-

-

-

-

Specific duty per 1,000 cigarettes

€175.30

€183.42

€192.44

€233.11

€237.69

Ad Valorem duty as percent of retail price

18.28%

18.25%

18.03%

9.04%

8.83%

CIGARS (per kilogram)

€250.73

€261.07

€271.34

€271.34

€275.34

FINE CUT TOBACCO (per kilogram)

€211.58

€220.30

€228.97

€228.97

€248.61

OTHER SMOKING TOBACCO (per kilog)

€173.95

€181.12

€188.24

€188.24

€191.02

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