Ned O'Keeffe (Cork East, Fianna Fail)
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Question 192: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if a person (details supplied) in County Waterford who purchased a green car in 2007 will be granted a tax exemption. [11989/08]

Brian Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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I am advised by the Revenue Commissioners that the vehicle in question has a hybrid engine (petrol/electric) and as a result there was a 50% VRT reduction granted on the first registration of the vehicle. The vehicle was first registered by the dealer on 8 January 2007 and, as the first registered owner of the vehicle, the dealer was granted the reduction in VRT as per Finance Act 1992, Section 135C.

The person in question (details supplied) purchased the vehicle on 12 June 2007 from the dealer at which time all reductions in VRT relating to its engine type had been granted.