Peadar Tóibín
Question:139. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Finance the amount of revenue his Department has made through excise duties on fuel per year in the past five years. [46329/22]
View answerThursday, 22 September 2022
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I am advised by Revenue that the excise receipts per year on fuel for the years 2017 to 2021, and the year-to-date August 2022, are as follows:
|
Excise Duty on Fuel |
(€millions) |
|
2022* |
1,602.4 |
|
2021 |
2,578.4 |
|
2020 |
2,308.6 |
|
2019 |
2,594.7 |
|
2018 |
2,594.4 |
|
2017 |
2,480.7 |
*Provisional Year To Date August
I am further advised that excise receipts by fuel type for the years 2017 to 2020 are published on the Revenue website.
www.revenue.ie/en/corporate/information-about-revenue/statistics/excise/receipts-volume-and-price/excise-receipts-commodity.aspx
As the Deputy is aware, taxation revenues are a key part of the public finances and fund essential services.