Michael McGrath
Question:155. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide in tabular form the retail price of each cigarette brand sold here from the end of each quarter from 2008 onwards. [44692/13]
View answerTuesday, 22 October 2013
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Written answers
I am advised by the Revenue Commissioners that under the provisions of Section 851A of the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 they have a statutory obligation to treat all taxpayer information confidentially. Consequently, they are precluded from providing the information requested by the Deputy. However, under subsection (8)(d) of the section, Revenue may disclose taxpayer information with the consent of the taxpayer. Revenue will contact the three companies who supply cigarettes to retailers and if these companies consent to the release of the information it will be forwarded to the Deputy.