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Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Tuesday, 12 Jun 1990

Vol. 399 No. 10

Written Answers. - Customs and Excise Duties.

Michael Noonan

Ceist:

80 Mr. Noonan (Limerick East) asked the Minister for Finance if he will outline the receipts from excise duties in 1989 in respect of (a) category A motor vehicles, (b) category B motor vehicles, (c) motor cycles, (d) petrol, (e) auto diesel, (f) auto-LPG and (g) lubricating oils; and the total estimated receipts for 1990 in respect of these goods.

Michael Noonan

Ceist:

81 Mr. Noonan (Limerick East) asked the Minister for Finance if he will outline the actual or estimated receipts from VAT in 1989 arising from the sale of (a) category A motor vehicles, (b) petrol, (c) auto diesel, (d) auto-LPG and (e) lubricating oils; and the total estimated VAT receipts for 1990 in respect of these goods.

Michael Noonan

Ceist:

82 Mr. Noonan (Limerick East) asked the Minister for Finance if he will outline the actual or estimated receipts from customs duties for 1989 in respect of (a) motor vehicles and parts, (b) motor fuels and (c) tyres; and the estimated receipts for 1990.

I propose to take Questions Nos. 80, 81 and 82 together.

The detailed classifications outlined in the questions are appropriate for excise duties only. The relevant information is in table A below. Information about customs duties is compiled in the form of the customs and excise tariff. The approximate corresponding data are supplied in table B below. VAT returns are not designed in a manner which enables the yield from particular commodities to be identified. The estimates in respect of VAT provided in table C below are derived from non-VAT statistical information.

A. Excise Duties

Item

Excise Duty Receipts 1989

£m

Category A motor vehicles

213.4

Category B motor vehicles

23.8

Motor cycles

0.7

Petrol

349.7

Auto-diesel

150.1

Auto-LPG

1.8

Lubricating oils

1.6

Total

741.1

Total estimated receipts for 1990 in respect of the above: £790 million.
B. Customs Duties

Item (Reference to chapter is to relevant section of the Customs and Excise Tariff)

Customs Duty Receipts 1989

£m

Chapter 87 — Vehicles other than Railway or Tramway Rolling-Stock, and Parts and Accessories thereof

21.7

Chapter 27 — Mineral Fuels, Mineral Oils and Products of their distillation; Bituminous Substances, Mineral Waxes

0.3

Chapter 40 — Rubber and Articles thereof

0.7

Total

22.7

Total estimated receipts for 1990 in respect of the above: £26 million.
C.VAT

Items

1989 (Estimate)

£m

Motor vehicles designated for excise duty purposes as Category A vehicles

198

Petrol

130

Auto-Diesel

8

Auto-LPG

0.7

Lubricating oils

1.5

Total

338.2

Forward estimates for VAT receipts are not compiled in a form which allows details to be given in the above form.
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