John Bruton
Ceist:130 Mr. J. Bruton asked the Minister for Finance the way in which VRT will be rebalanced to favour more fuel efficient cars as promised in the national climate change strategy. [5158/02]
Written Answers. - Vehicle Registration Tax.
As the Deputy is no doubt aware, it is not customary for the Minister for Finance to indicate in advance what taxation measures, if any, will be introduced. It is not my intention to break with this tradition.
As provided for in the national climate change strategy, a cross-departmental climate change team has been established to ensure early implementation of the strategy. The team is chaired by the Department of the Environment and Local Government. A number of support groups have also been established to assist the team, including an economic analysis sub-group. Taxation issues arising from the work of the climate change team are considered by the tax strategy group, which is chaired by an official from my Department.