asked the Minister for Finance if he will state in respect of the year ended 31st March 1971 (or 31st March, 1970) the estimated revenue from (a) turnover tax and (b) wholesale tax for each county or tax district, giving separate figures, if possible, for the Dublin, Cork, Waterford and Limerick areas.
Written Answers. - Tax Revenue.
144.
Turnover tax and wholesale tax are payable monthly in one sum to the Collector-General by registered persons on their total receipts from sales to unregistered persons. A breakdown of the total sum paid in relation to each county or tax district is not available; and even if this information were available it would not accurately represent the amount of tax arising from sales made in any particular area.
The figure for a chain store with a registered office in one district would, for example, include all its sales in other districts but it would appear only in the tax district in which its registered office is situated. By way of further illustration, Dublin 10 district includes taxpayers in counties Wicklow, Kildare, Meath and parts of Offaly, Westmeath and Louth (including Drogheda), while Dundalk district extends over the counties Monaghan and Cavan.
145.
asked the Minister for Finance if he will state in respect of the year ended 31st March, 1971 (or 31st March, 1970) the estimated yield of taxes on petrol, fuel oils and other oils.
Following is the information:
APPROXIMATE yield from Customs and Excise duties* in the year ended 31 March, 1971.
|
Item |
Approximate yield |
|
£million |
|
|
Petrol |
39.7 |
|
Fuel oils and other oils† |
7.4 |
*The figures given do not include receipts of turnover tax. Separate figures of receipts from this tax in respect of the items mentioned are not available.
†The figure shown for this item represents the net receipts from diesel oil used as fuel in road vehicles. Fuel oils and other hydrocarbon oils used for a purpose other than as fuel for road vehicles, for example, for heating, are not charged with duty.
146.
asked the Minister for Finance if he will state in respect of the year ended 31st March, 1971 (or 31st March, 1970) the customs duties on the importation of mechanically propelled vehicles used on roads.
The approximate net receipts of customs duties on imported mechanically propelled road vehicles (assembled and unassembled and including parts and accessories) for the year ended 31st March, 1971 were £9.3 million. This figure does not include receipts of turnover tax or wholesale tax. Separate figures of receipts from these taxes in respect of mechanically propelled vehicles are not available.