Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 4 July 2017
112. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the rate of duty on tobacco in each of the past ten years; the duty collected for each of those years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31359/17]
Amharc ar fhreagraI am informed by Revenue that the rate of duty on tobacco products in each of the past ten years is provided in a table:
|
Year |
Cigarettes |
Cigars |
Roll your own tobacco |
Other smoking tobacco |
|
2007 |
€151.37 per 1000 cigarettes plus 17.78% of the retail price. |
€217.388 per kilogram |
€183.443 per kilogram |
€150.815 per kilogram |
|
2008 |
€160.57 per 1000 cigarettes plus 17.92% of the retail price. |
€229.917 per kilogram |
€194.016 per kilogram |
€159.507 per kilogram |
|
2009 |
€175.30 per 1000 cigarettes plus 18.28% of the retail price. |
€250.729 per kilogram |
€211.578 per kilogram |
€173.946 per kilogram |
|
2009 (supp.) |
€183.42 per 1000 cigarettes plus 18.25% of the retail price. |
€261.066 per kilogram |
€220.301 per kilogram |
€181.117 per kilogram |
|
2010 |
€183.42 per 1000 cigarettes plus 18.25% of the retail price. |
€261.066 per kilogram |
€220.301 per kilogram |
€181.117 per kilogram |
|
2011 |
€183.42 per 1000 cigarettes plus 18.25% of the retail price. |
€261.066 per kilogram |
€220.301 per kilogram |
€181.117 per kilogram |
|
2012 |
€192.44 per 1000 cigarettes plus 18.03% of the retail price. Rebalanced from 1st May 2012 to €233.11 per 1000 cigarettes plus 9.04% of the retail price, subject to a minimum of €268.14 |
€271.337 per kilogram |
€228.968 per kilogram |
€188.243 per kilogram |
|
2013 |
€237.69 per 1000 cigarettes plus 8.83% of the retail price, subject to a minimum of €268.14 |
€275.342 per kilogram |
€248.608 per kilogram |
€191.022 per kilogram |
|
2014 |
€241.83 per 1000 cigarettes plus 8.72% of the retail price subject to a minimum of €275.62 |
€279.345 per kilogram |
€252.222 per kilogram |
€193.799 per kilogram |
|
2015 |
€255.69 per 1000 cigarettes plus 8.85% of the retail price subject to a minimum of €289.98 |
€295.350 per kilogram |
€273.177 per kilogram |
€204.902 per kilogram |
|
2016 |
€271.96 per 1000 cigarettes plus 9.20% of the retail price subject to a minimum of €307.61 |
€315.359 per kilogram |
€291.683 per kilogram |
€218.783 per kilogram |
|
2017 |
€288.22 per 1000 cigarettes plus 9.52% of the retail price or a minimum tax of €325.11 |
€335.368 per kilogram |
€310.189 per kilogram |
€232.664 per kilogram |
The total duty collected from tobacco products for each of the last ten years is provided in a table:
|
Year |
Excise (€ millions) |
|
2007 |
€1,192 |
|
2008 |
€1,171 |
|
2009 |
€1,216 |
|
2010 |
€1,160 |
|
2011 |
€1,126 |
|
2012 |
€1,072 |
|
2013 |
€1,064 |
|
2014 |
€984 |
|
2015 |
€1,082 |
|
2016 |
€1,098 |
The deputy may note Revenue publishes statistical information on the tax receipts collected and the volume of product released across a range of Excise commodities. This can be sourced using the following link: http://www.revenue.ie/en/corporate/information-about-revenue/statistics/excise/receipts-volume-and-proce/excise-receipts-commodity.aspx.
