asked the Minister for Finance in respect of CIE, for each year from 1980 to 1987, the revenue paid to the State from tax on (a) manufacturing of buses (b) purchase of spare parts and (c) purchase of diesel.
Written Answers. - CIE Tax Revenue.
60.
Of the information requested by the Deputy, only that relating to excise duty on clearances of diesel oil for CIE and excise duty borne by CIE in respect of buses manufactured in the State is available. These figures are shown below.
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Excise duty receipts in respect of |
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Year |
Clearances of diesel oil |
Buses manufactured in the State |
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£m |
£m |
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1980 |
2.9 |
|
|
1981 |
2.5 |
3.2* |
|
1982 |
2.2 |
|
|
1983 |
3.0 |
0.6 |
|
1984 |
2.4 |
|
|
1985 |
2.3 |
3.0* |
|
1986 |
2.6 |
|
|
1987 |
3.2 |
0.3 |
The figures for 1987 include the excise duties borne by the new companies set up in February 1987.
*Represents gross amount received in respect of the years indicated. Separate figures are not available in respect of each year.