Dominic Hannigan (Meath East, Labour)
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Question 136: To ask the Minister for Finance the amount that has been taken in on taxes, broken down by each tax or duty: on cigarettes in the years 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011 in tabular form; the level of tax or duty on cigarettes in the years 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011 in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3531/12]

Michael Noonan (Limerick City, Fine Gael)
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I am informed by the Revenue Commissioners that the yield from Tobacco Products Tax and estimated VAT on cigarettes for the years 2007 to 2011 is as follows:

It should be noted that the 2011 figure for Tobacco Products Tax is provisional at this time and is subject to change. Please note that the Value Added Tax receipts are estimated, as the VAT returns do not require the yield from a particular sector or sub-sector of trade to be identified. The rates of Tobacco Products Tax and VAT on cigarettes for the years 2007 to 2011 are set out below.