Mattie McGrath (Tipperary South, Independent)
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To ask the Minister for Finance if he plans to extend the fuel rebate recently amended in Finance Bill 2013 to include road hauliers and coach companies to the Association of Farm Contractors in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13374/13]

Michael Noonan (Limerick City, Fine Gael)
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Contractors using machinery in the course of farming work are entitled to use Marked Gas Oil (MGO). The current excise duty including the carbon charge on MGO is 10.23 cents per litre, this compares to 47.9 cents per litre in respect of auto-diesel. In terms of VAT, the reduced VAT rate of 13.5% applies to MGO and the standard VAT rate of 23% applies to auto-diesel. MGO is therefore taxed more favourably compared to auto-diesel. I will not be introducing a tax rebate for users of MGO.