John Lahart
Question:144. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Finance if a fuel tax to replace motor taxation will be considered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38472/18]
View answerTuesday, 25 September 2018
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Motor tax is collected by the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport and raises over 1 billion euro annually. I have no plans to replace motor taxation with a fuel tax.
The Exchequer receives substantial revenues from fuel excise duties and I recognise that the anticipated large scale adoption of electric vehicles in the future presents a fiscal challenge in this regard. My officials are examining how best, from a fiscal perspective, to manage the decarbonisation of the transport sector as well as the overall economy.