Róisín Shortall (Dublin North West, Labour)
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Question 135: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the revenue charges per transaction for laser and credit cards; his views on whether these act as a disincentive to use of electronic payment methods. [35710/07]

Brian Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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There are no Revenue charges on transactions carried out using either debit cards or credit cards. There is, however, a stamp duty on financial cards which is being reduced as announced in my recent Budget speech. The charges are:

A 25 per cent cut in the duty on credit cards reducing the charge from €40 to €30;

A 50 per cent cut in the duty on ATM and debit cards reducing the charge from €10 to €5; and

A 50 per cent cut in the duty on combined ATM and debit cards reducing the charge from €20 to €10.