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Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 1 April 2021

Thursday, 1 April 2021

Questions (74, 75)

Louise O'Reilly

Question:

74. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Finance the estimated cost of extending the sugar sweetened drinks tax to beverages containing milk fats with more than 119 milligrams of calcium per 100 millilitres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17690/21]

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Louise O'Reilly

Question:

75. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Finance the yield from the sugar sweetened drinks tax since its inception in 2018 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17691/21]

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Written answers

I propose to take Questions Nos. 74 and 75 together.

I am advised by Revenue that the yield from Sugar Sweetened Drinks Tax (SSDT) in 2018 and 2019 is published on the Revenue website at the following link: https://www.revenue.ie/en/corporate/documents/statistics/excise/net-receipts-by-commodity.pdf

The provisional receipts for 2020 and the first three months of 2021 are shown in the table below.

Year

€m

2020

31.3

2021 (3 Months)

5.9

In relation to Question 17690/21, tax return information available to Revenue does not include data on products not currently within the scope of the SSDT. Therefore there is no basis to estimate the yield from the extension proposed by the Deputy

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