Léim ar aghaidh chuig an bpríomhábhar
Gnáthamharc

Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Tuesday, 15 Jun 1999

Vol. 506 No. 2

Written Answers. - Travel Tax.

Richard Bruton

Ceist:

198 Mr. R. Bruton asked the Minister for Finance if he will make a decision to remove the travel tax and seek similar moves in other EU countries in view of the abolition of duty free in order to remove distortions in the market place which affect trade and travel and in further view of the fact that on some of the low cost flights to London the special travel levies of the Irish and United Kingdom Governments almost exceed the cost of the ticket. [14818/99]

I have no plans at this stage to abolish the current travel tax of IR£5 on certain passenger tickets issued in the State for sea and air travel to destinations outside the State other than Northern Ireland. The application of travel tax by other member states is a matter for those states. The tax policies of other member states is not a matter in which I would ordinarily intervene – for obvious reasons.

Barr
Roinn