Brian Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)

I provided detailed replies on the carbon report in response to previous parliamentary questions, including some of today's questions.

The proposal on vehicle registration tax is based on moving the focus of VRT from engine size to a vehicle's CO2 emissions. I do not propose to provide details at this stage as this is a matter for announcement at the appropriate time. The proposal is to replace the old system, which was based on engine size, with one based on CO2 emissions.

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