Written Answers. - Tax Yield. – Dáil Éireann (28th Dáil) – Wednesday, 28 Jun 2000

Written Answers. - Tax Yield.

Gay Mitchell

Ceist:

98 Mr. G. Mitchell asked the Minister for Finance the number of private cars registered in the State for each of the years 1968 to 1999; the amount of revenue received from fuel tax, including VAT; the amount of import duty or vehicle registration tax for each of the years from 1968 to 1999; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18618/00]

Minister for Finance (Mr. McCreevy):

I am informed by the Revenue Commissioners that the information sought, to the extent that it is available, is as set out in the following tables.

I assume the reference to "import duty" relates solely to excise duty on motor cars.

Table 1

Total Car Registrations for Excise Duty or VRT and Net Receipts 1968-1999

12 month Period ending 31 March	Number of Vehicles(All Motor Vehicles)				Net receipts£m(Excise Duty)
1968	4,130				5.8
1969	8,763				7.7
1970	14,215				8.6
1971	13,234				10
1972	12,279				10.5
1973	25,579				14.9
12 month Period ending 31 March	Number of Vehicles(All Motor Vehicles)				Net receipts£m(Excise Duty)
1974	28,853				16.3
1974*	32,859				12.2

12 month Periodending 31 Dec.
1975	25,384				16.7
1976	42,112				22.8
1977	56,121				31.9
1978	96,420				53.0

	Cars only
1979	75,942				84.1
1980	103,116				116.5
1981	115,260				153.6
1982	77,605				138.9
1983	64,737				113.2
1984	55,131				120.7
1985	68,009				144.2
1986	64,576				147.6
1987	57,338				140.4
1988	69,745				178.3
1989	86,594				237.9
1990	99,224				260.9
1991	85,521				208.6
1992	78,164				189.3

Year	Number of Cars	Gross Receipts(Cars)	Gross Receipts(Other Vehicles)	Repayments	Net Receipts(VTR)
1993	98,215	208.7	6.3	18,1	196.8
1994	121,636	286.8	8.4	24.3	270.9
1995	131,795	309.0	9.2	29.4	288.8
1996	163,290	396.2	8.7	51.3	353.5
1997	181,718	444.8	9.5	58.4	395.8
1998	191,057	514.5	11.2	41.4	484.4
1999	212,334	632.4	13.1	38.3	607.3

*9 month period ending 31 December.

Note 1: The figures shown for the years 1968-1978 include all vehicles.

Specific numbers for cars are available only for 1979 onwards.

The more detailed breakdown shown for 1993 and later years coincides with the introduction of Vehicle Registration Tax and is not available for earlier years.

Table 2

Fuel Taxes 1968-1999

12 month Period ending31 March	Petrol£m	Other Oils£m	£m	VAT on Motor Fuels£m
1968	26.8	5.4		–
1969	31.2	5.7		–
1970	36.2	6.9		–
1971	39.7	7.4		–
1972	42.6	7.5		n/a
1973	45.5	8.3		n/a
1974	48.0	9.0		n/a
1974	40.6	7.1		n/a

12 month Period ending 31 Dec.
1975	80.8	10.1		n/a
1976	103.6	22.8		18.3
1977	111.0	29.6		21.4
1978	123.2	32.5		24.5
1979	126.7	35.4		28.7
1980	177.1	77.8		42.0
1981	229.5	94.1		63.5
1982	245.6	88.2		90.0
1983	275.5	101.8		125.0
12 month Period ending31 March	Petrol£m	Other Oils£m	£m	VAT on Motor Fuels£m
		Auto Diesel	Auto LPG
1984	282.4	74.7	5.9	135.0
1985	291.8	89.8	4.5	138.0
1986	311.8	111.7	3.8	131.0
1987	316.4	118.5	3.1	127.9
1988	333.6	133.1	2.4	126.6
1989	350.3	150.1	1.8	129.1
1990	348.7	166.5	1.1	135.5
1991	347.0	175.7	0.9	119.5
1992	351.8	194.1	0.9	124.5
1993	350.4	204.6	0.7	121.5
1994	378.9	236.4	0.7	131.5
1995	393.2	256.3	0.5	137.5
1996	422.2	288.2	0.4	154.5
1997	474.1	337.6	0.4	166.4
1998	533.2	401.1	0.3	181.0
1999	569.0	459.7	0.2	194.0

*9 month period ending 31 December.

**Provisional data.

Notes:

1.All VAT figures shown are estimated because VAT returns are not required to be completed in a manner which identifies yield from particular goods or services.

There is no data available for the years 1972-5.

2.Other oils for the years 1968-1983 includes all diesel oil, kerosene, fuel and lubricating oils. A breakdown between auto diesel and auto lpg is not available prior to 1984.

3.It is estimated that 90% of auto diesel is used for commercial purposes.

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