Seanad debates
Tuesday, 1 April 2003
Motor Vehicle (Duties and Licences) Bill 2003: Second Stage.
The new rates for all vehicles are set out in the Schedule to the Bill. Rather than taking up the House's valuable time listing every new tax rate, I would make better use of our time highlighting some details of the proposed changes for private cars and goods vehicles that make up 91% of the national fleet. For private cars, the following are some examples of the levels of increase. For the lowest engine car size of under 1,000 cc, the annual rate increase is €15. This represents an increase of 29 cent a week. For cars in the 1,001 cc to 1300 cc bracket, the annual increase is between €23 and €28. For cars in the 1,301 cc to 1,400 cc range, the additional annual increase is €30.
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