Jerry Buttimer (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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1611. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will consider reducing the rates of motor tax for pre-2008 vehicles that can accommodate seven persons or more; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34797/14]

Alan Kelly (Tipperary North, Labour)
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Motor tax on cars registered prior to July 2008 is calculated on the engine capacity of the car. I have no plans to review the basis of charging motor tax for these vehicles to take seating capacity into account.

It should be noted that the average increase in motor tax for cars taxed on engine capacity was 7.5% in Budgets 2012 and 2013, considerably less than the increases applied to vehicles registered after 01 July 2008, in respect of which motor tax is based on CO₂emissions.