Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 151: To ask the Minister for Finance the receipts from stamp duty in each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25303/06]

Brian Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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The following table sets out the Exchequer Stamp duty receipts in each of the last five years.

The large increases in Stamp duty receipts over the last number of years are due primarily to the continued buoyancy of the property market.

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 152: To ask the Minister for Finance the receipts accruing to the Exchequer from capital gains tax in each of the past five years; his projections for the close of 2006; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25304/06]

Brian Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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The following table sets out the Exchequer capital gains tax receipts in each of the past five years.

The Budget day target for capital gains tax in 2006 is €2,035 million. While it is now expected that capital gains tax receipts will come in ahead of target this year, it is not possible to say what the outturn will be, given in particular that over 50 per cent of targeted revenues from capital gains tax are not due until November next.

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 153: To ask the Minister for Finance the receipts accruing to the Exchequer from CAT in each of the past five years; his Department's projections for the close of 2006; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25305/06]

Brian Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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The following table sets out the Exchequer capital acquisitions tax receipts in each of the past five years.

The Budget day target for Exchequer receipts from capital acquisitions tax in 2006 is €260 million.