Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 13 October 2016
Public Accounts Committee
2014 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 9 - Office of the Revenue Commissioners
2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 9 - Office of the Revenue Commissioners
Chapter 12 - Tackling Fuel Laundering
Chapter 15 - Taxpayer Compliance
2015 Revenue Accounts
9:00 am
Mr. Niall Cody:
We do not have similar evidence of illegal drink sales. There are certainly some but all our engagement to date suggests that drink is not as significant a problem as it is in the United Kingdom. One of the ways we always will know if there is a serious issue is the legitimate trade will be very quick to complain. The legitimate trade complained significantly around fuel and has complained constantly about the cigarettes. I believe some of the complaints on cigarettes are to try to prevent excise increases happening but there has not been that same level from the alcohol sector, but no doubt there are some.
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