Written answers

Tuesday, 13 June 2006

Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government

Greenhouse Gas Emissions

9:00 pm

Photo of Tommy BroughanTommy Broughan (Dublin North East, Labour)
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Question 115: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his Department has drawn up proposals to tax cars on their greenhouse gas emissions as opposed to their engine size; and when he expects to be in a position to bring such proposals to the Houses of the Oireachtas. [22505/06]

Photo of Dick RocheDick Roche (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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I have indicated that I am considering revising the motor taxation regime for cars to align it more closely with CO2 emissions from the vehicle rather than engine size. Work on this proposal is continuing in my Department.

Vehicle Registration Tax, which falls under the remit of my colleague, the Minister for Finance, is also levied on the basis of car engine size. While the VRT regime already favours vehicles with lower carbon dioxide emissions through a 50% relief for hybrid electric cars and flexible fuel vehicles, my Department is working with the Department of Finance and the Department of Transport on the feasibility of levying VRT on the basis of CO2 emissions. Decisions in relation to any proposal to revise VRT and other transport-related taxes would have to be finalised in a budgetary context.

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