Duty and VAT on Common Goods

Summary

Dowling asked for the duty and VAT on beer, whiskey, cigarettes, petrol and heating fuel; the figures were circulated in a table. He then asked whether prices for these goods would rise after the budget.

Joseph Dowling Mr. Dowling Fianna Fáil

asked the Minister for Finance the duty and VAT on (a) a point of beer (b) a glass of whiskey (c) 20 cigarettes (d) a gallon of petrol and (e) a gallon of fuel for central heating.

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Michael Begley Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Finance (Mr. Begley) Fine Gael

The answer is in the form of a tabular statement which, with the permission of the Ceann Comhairle, I propose to circulate with the Official Report.

Following is the statement:

* The duty content shown refers to excise duty. Protective customs duties, which may be chargeable on goods imported from certain countries, are not included.

† The VAT contents are calculated on the basis of representative prices of the commodities affected.

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Joseph Dowling Mr. Dowling Fianna Fáil

Can the Parliamentary Secretary give an undertaking that the price of cigarettes, petrol, spirits and central heating fuel will not be increased after the budget?

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