Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 19 April 2023

Committee on Budgetary Oversight

Report of the Commission on Taxation and Welfare: Discussion (Resumed)

Photo of Rose Conway-WalshRose Conway-Walsh (Mayo, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I thank Mr. Macey for his very interesting contribution. I acknowledge that Deputy Lahart had to go. He left his apologies because he was very keen to be here. He has actually given me his questions as well, so Mr. Macey will face two sets of questions. I am new to the committee so I am not sure how long we get for this. Deputy Lahart was making an interesting point about the amount of that has been gathered already by the sugar tax that has been in place. It raised €32 million in 2022. The fact that the revenue from it rose by €1.6 million last year shows that it is not working, so what we need, obviously, is behavioural change rather than a revenue-generating exercise. On that, where does this money, including the €32 million raised in 2022, go? Mr. Macey might just answer me that.

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