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Tuesday, 27 March 2012

4:00 pm

Photo of Michael Healy-RaeMichael Healy-Rae (Kerry South, Independent)
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Question 130: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide a breakdown at todays prices of the amount of VAT, tax, charges and so on taken out of every €10.00 of diesel and petrol; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16373/12]

Photo of Michael NoonanMichael Noonan (Limerick City, Fine Gael)
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I am informed by the Revenue Commissioners that the breakdown of Mineral Oil Tax, Carbon Tax and VAT out of €10 of petrol and auto-diesel at average prices is as follows:

PetrolDiesel
Mineral Oil Tax3.252.67
Carbon Tax0.270.33
VAT1.871.87
Total Tax5.394.87

The Mineral Oil Tax and Carbon Tax amounts were calculated using an average price of 166.9 cent per litre for petrol and 159.9 cent per litre for auto-diesel.

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