Written answers

Wednesday, 24 February 2021

Department of Finance

Vehicle Registration Tax

Photo of Darren O'RourkeDarren O'Rourke (Meath East, Sinn Fein)
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191. To ask the Minister for Finance the cost of VRT relief on electric cars in each year since it was introduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9827/21]

Photo of Paschal DonohoePaschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael)
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I am advised by Revenue that the cost of Vehicle Registration Tax (VRT) relief on electric cars since its introduction is set out in the following table.

Cost of relief €m
2006 0.003
2007 0.003
2008 0.02
2009 0.03
2010 0.2
2011 0.2
2012 0.6
2013 0.2
2014 1.0
2015 2.0
2016 2.1
2017 3.9
2018 7.9
2019 18.9
2020 (provisional) 21.2

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