Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 17 July 2014
147. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Finance the number of appeals lodged in relation to VRT imposed on imported vehicles in 2012, 2013 and to date in 2014; the amount refunded in each year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32505/14]
View answerI am advised by the Revenue Commissioners that VRT appeals in relation to imported vehicles relate mainly to the determination of the Open Market Selling Price on which VRT is calculated and it is assumed that this is the matter of interest to the Deputy. The statistics below show the number of vehicles registered in 2012, 2013 and to date in 2014, the appeals lodged in those periods where the basis of the appeal was valuation* and the VRT refunded on such appeals in those periods.
|
Year |
Number of imported used vehicles charged to VRT on the basis of value |
Number of appeals relating to valuation of imported vehicles and converted vehicles. |
VRT refunded in the year** |
|
2012 |
41,481 |
900 |
€598,444 |
|
2013 |
51,526 |
1,198 |
€682,054 |
|
2014 |
29,736 at 30th June |
743 on 16th July 2014
|
€449,755 |
* a small number relate to converted vehicles rather than imported vehicles
** The appeals lodged in a year do not correlate exactly to vehicles imported in that year as some may relate to vehicles imported in the later part of the preceding year. This arises because a payer has two months in which to lodge an appeal.
