Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 24 November 2015
163. Deputy Terence Flanagan asked the Minister for Finance for details of the Exchequer receipts on a litre of petrol and a litre of diesel at garage pumps; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41489/15]
View answerI am advised by the Revenue Commissioners that the Mineral Oil Tax (MOT) and VAT content of a litre of petrol and diesel, based on current average prices, are shown in the table below.
|
Commodity |
Price per Litre |
Mineral Oil Tax Content |
VAT Content |
Total Tax Content |
|
(1 Litre) |
(Cent) |
(Cent) |
(Cent) |
(Cent) |
|
Petrol |
130.9 |
58.771 |
24.477 |
83.248 |
|
Diesel |
119.9 |
47.902 |
22.420 |
70.322 |
The Deputy may be interested to note the 2014 figures are published on the Revenue statistics webpage at: http://www.revenue.ie/en/about/statistics/incidence-taxation.xls. The MOT rates have remained unchanged, however the average price paid at the garage pump for both petrol and diesel has fallen therefore impacting the amount of VAT paid.
