Taxation policy is primarily the responsibility of the Minister for Finance. However I have on-going contact with the Minister to ensure that taxation policy reflects the Government's commitment to agriculture, as evidenced by our cooperation on the recently published 'Agri-taxation Review'.
On this specific question, the Minister informs me that he has been advised by the Revenue Commissioners that where a person has unused qualifying expenditure relating to a milk quota for which a writing down allowance has not been claimed, that person may be entitled to claim a balancing allowance for that expenditure. I am also advised that the abolition of quotas will not have any other tax implications.