I am informed by the Revenue Commissioners that the total amount of revenue generated for the Exchequer in each of the past five years from Excise and VAT on Alcohol is as shown in the table following. Please note that VAT receipts are estimated, as VAT returns do not require the yield from a particular product or activity to be identified. The receipts for 2014 are provisional and may be subject to revision.
|
Excise
|
VAT
|
Alcohol
|
|
(Estimated)
|
|
€m
|
€m
|
2010
|
826.4
|
1,010.5
|
2011
|
829.5
|
1,014.0
|
2012
|
846.1
|
1,088.8
|
2013
|
1,002.0
|
980.8
|
2014 (Prov)
|
1,139.8
|
1,053.3
|
I am further advised that information regarding on or off premises sales is not available, as Excise is collected on release from bond store rather than at point of sale, and VAT receipts cannot be analysed in that detail.