Written answers

Tuesday, 17 February 2004

Department of Finance

Tax Code

10:00 pm

Gay Mitchell (Dublin South Central, Fine Gael)
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Question 103: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the case for tax neutrality to accompany carbon taxation in order that the proceeds of the new tax are used to reduce the tax burden on other resource-friendly items. [4724/04]

Charlie McCreevy (Kildare North, Fianna Fail)
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As the Deputy will be aware, and following on my Budget Statement regarding carbon energy taxation last December, I published a carbon energy tax consultation paper prepared by my Department on 31 July of 2003. This consultation paper was designed to facilitate discussions on the introduction and design of the carbon energy tax while recognising that there are divergent views on the issue. Submissions in response to the paper were invited from interested parties to be received in this Department by 30 September 2003, but extra time was given where requested by organisations to complete their submissions. Some 117 submissions have been received by my Department in response to the carbon taxation consultation paper. The current step in this process is the examination of submissions received in the Department. All relevant issues, including the case of tax neutrality to accompany carbon taxation, will be taken into account in the consideration of the proposal. As part of the consultation process, these submissions are now also available publicly via my Department's website.

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