Vol. 408 No. 4
55 Mr. Farrelly asked the Minister for Finance the number of companies in Ireland with small vans who were paying road tax at the rate of £28 per year and who now find that because of a budget decision they are exempt from the 10 per cent increases and are faced with increases of £68 a year; the extra revenue generated by this increase; the number of vans in private ownership in this country; and the total revenue collected from this source in a full year.
It is not possible to deduce from motor vehicle registration statistics the ownership of vehicles either by companies or private individuals. Neither is it possible to identify those goods vehicles which are registered for private use and bear road tax at the appropriate private car rate.
The number of vehicles in the category specifically referred to by the Deputy, ie light goods vehicles not exceeding 610 kgs unladen weight, under current licence for the carriage of goods at end-September 1990 was 1,022. Since 1 April 1991, these goods vehicles are liable to annual road tax of £100; it is estimated that this increase in road tax on these vehicles will yield additional full year revenue of about £73,000.
