Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 12 July 2018
105. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Finance the changes that will be made to the VRT system for cars imported from the United Kingdom post Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31887/18]
View answerI am advised by Revenue that Vehicle Registration Tax is a national duty of excise provided for in the Finance Act 1992, Part II, Chapter IV.
All vehicles coming into the State, whether from other Member States of the EU or from outside the EU, must be declared for registration to Revenue. The documentary/data requirement and the level of processing by Revenue for both streams is very similar. In both cases, the VRT system processes the necessary type approval data, verifies the category of vehicle declared and, finally, collects the tax, if appropriate, and issues a registration number.
I am informed by Revenue that there will be some routine IT modifications required following Brexit for VRT purposes. It is not anticipated that significant change will be required to the current VRT system of dealing with cars imported from the United Kingdom.
