Joe McHugh (Donegal North East, Fine Gael)
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Question 183: To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of revenue Government gains from increasing the taxi fare introduced by the regulator, based on the current number of taxis available. [42384/08]

Brian Lenihan Jnr (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)
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In accordance with the Taxi Regulation Act 2003, the setting of fares is a matter for the Commissioner for Taxi Regulation, who is appointed by my colleague the Minister for Transport. Transport charges, including taxi fares, are exempt from value added tax. I am informed by the Revenue Commissioners that it is not possible to estimate the proportion of certain price increases on individual items (such as taxi fares) that would convert into tax revenue.