Marc MacSharry
Question:93. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Finance to set out the total revenue income from excise and taxes on alcoholic drinks per annum; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29675/16]
View answerTuesday, 11 October 2016
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I am advised by Revenue that the total amount of revenue from Excise and VAT on alcoholic drinks for the years 2010 to 2015 is as shown in the following table.
|
Alcohol |
Excise |
VAT |
Total |
|
|
|
(Estimated) |
|
|
|
€m |
€m |
€m |
|
2010 |
826.4 |
1,010.5 |
1,836.9 |
|
2011 |
829.5 |
1,014.0 |
1,843.5 |
|
2012 |
846.1 |
1,088.8 |
1,934.9 |
|
2013 |
1,002.0 |
980.8 |
1,982.8 |
|
2014 |
1,139.8 |
1,053.3 |
2,193.1 |
|
2015 |
1,136.7 |
1,133.0 |
2,269.7 |
Please note that VAT receipts are estimated, as VAT returns do not require the yield from a particular sector or sub-sector of trade to be identified and the actual VAT yield for any category cannot therefore be determined.