asked the Minister for Finance with regard to each of the following items if he will state (a) the average cost and (b) the tax on each item: 20 cigarettes, 1 oz tobacco, 1 glass whiskey, 1 pt. stout, 1 glass brandy, 1 glass ale and 1 gallon petrol.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Tax Statistics.
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The answer is in the form of a tabular statement which, with the permission of the Ceann Comhairle, I propose to circulate with the Official Report.
Following is the statement:
|
Item |
Retail Price* |
Approximate duty content† |
|
20 cigarettes |
P |
P |
|
(i) standard size plain |
29 |
20 |
|
(ii) standard size tipped |
25 |
15.6 |
|
1 oz. of tobacco |
||
|
(i) hard-pressed |
25½, 26 |
15.9 to 16.3‡ |
|
(ii) other |
34 to 37 |
22.4 to 24.6‡ |
|
1 glass of whiskey (Irish) |
36 |
16.8 |
|
1 pint of beer (stout or ale) |
18 |
7.4§ |
|
1 glass of brandy |
58 |
22.1 |
|
1 gallon of petrol |
32½ |
|
|
(standard grade) |
20.75 |
|
|
34½ |
if home refined or refined |
|
|
(middle grade) |
in the United Kingdom |
|
|
35½ |
21.17 |
|
|
(premium grade) |
if refined elsewhere |
*Retail prices quoted are representative of those in the Dublin Area.
†Turnover tax is also payable at the rate of 5% on receipts from retail sales of each item.
‡The variation is due mainly to differences in moisture content.
§Relates to a pint of beer of average gravity.
32.
asked the Minister for Finance (a) the total amount of tax collected each year for the past five years; and (b) the tax collected on (i) cigarettes, tobacco, etc. (ii) all types of drink and (iii) petrol.
The answer is in the form of a tabular statement which, with the permission of the Ceann Comhairle. I propose to circulate with the Official Report.
Following is the statement:
|
Year ended 31st March |
Total tax revenue receipts |
Net receipts of customs and excise duties* |
||
|
Tobacco |
Alcoholic beverages |
Petrol |
||
|
£million |
£million |
£million |
£million |
|
|
1968 |
259.58 |
47.53 |
35.82 |
26.84 |
|
1969 |
295.00 |
48.00 |
42.80 |
31.19 |
|
1970 |
350.98 |
53.66 |
55.74 |
36.23 |
|
1971 |
414.09 |
50.67 |
59.59 |
39.75 |
|
1972 |
486.75 |
53.28 |
68.56 |
42.74 |
|
(provisional) |
*The figures shown do not include receipts of turnover tax. Separate receipts from this tax in respect of the commodities mentioned are not available.