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Thursday, 21 September 2023

Photo of Pearse DohertyPearse Doherty (Donegal, Sinn Fein)
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147. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated cost of reducing the level of excise applied to home heating oil from €122.83 to €100, €72.83, €60 and €0.00, from 12 October 2023 to end-2023 and from 1 January 2024 to end-March 2024 respectively, in tabular form. [40897/23]

Photo of Michael McGrathMichael McGrath (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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I am advised by Revenue that the estimated costs of reducing the levels of excise applied to home heating oil from €122.83 to €100, €72.83, €60 and €0.00, from 12 October 2023 to end-December 2023, and from 1 January 2024 to end-March 2024, are shown in the following table.

Proposed Rates Year MOT €m VAT €m Total €m
€100 per 1,000 litres 2023 3.5 0.5 4.0
€100 per 1,000 litres 2024 10.6 1.4 12.0
€72.83 per 1,000 litres 2023 7.7 1.0 8.7
€72.83 per 1,000 litres 2024 23.1 3.1 26.3
€60 per 1,000 litres 2023 9.6 1.3 10.9
€60 per 1,000 litres 2024 29.1 3.9 33.0
€0 per 1,000 litres 2023 18.9 2.5 21.4
€0 per 1,000 litres 2024 56.8 7.7 64.5

These estimates are based on the most recently available data and do not account for any future behavioural changes.

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