Michael Healy-Rae (Kerry South, Independent)
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180. To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding carbon tax in respect of agricultural contractors (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42355/13]

Michael Noonan (Limerick City, Fine Gael)
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I assume that the Deputy’s question relates to the double deduction for carbon tax on farm diesel which I provided for in Finance Act 2012. Under this provision, farmers are allowed a deduction in computing their farming profits or losses for the amount of additional carbon tax they incur on purchases of marked gas oil following the €5 per tonne increase in the rate of carbon tax on certain fuels from 1 May 2012. This was provided in the context of a commitment in the Programme for Government. I have no plans to extend the current double deduction for carbon tax in respect of Marked Gas Oil to agricultural contractors.