asked the Minister for Finance the amount of money accrued to the Exchequer as a result of the £5 tax on travel overseas since its introduction; if he will give a breakdown of the amount accured by (1) those travelling abroad on holidays, (2) those travelling abroad on business and (3) those who are emigrating; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
Written Answers. - Travel Tax.
89.
Net receipts of excise duty from foreign travel are shown in the Table below. It is not possible to break down receipts into the categories mentioned by the Deputy.
Table
|
Year |
Excise Duty Receipts |
|
£ millions |
|
|
1982¹ |
0.6 |
|
1983² |
4.8 |
|
1984 |
6.7 |
|
1985 |
6.2 |
|
1986 |
6.0 |
|
1987 |
7.0 |
|
1988 |
7.6 |
|
1989 |
7.0 |
|
(to end of October) |
|
|
Total |
45.9 |
Notes
1 On its introduction on 1 September 1982 the following rates of duty applied to foreign travel: travel by aircraft to destinations other than Northern Ireland, £3; travel by ship to destinations other than Great Britain, £3; travel by ship to Great Britain and the Isle of Man, £2.
2 With effect from 1 April 1983 the rate of duty for foreign travel by ship or aircraft to all destinations other than Northern Ireland became £5.