Peadar Tóibín (Meath West, Aontú)
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139. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of revenue his Department has made through excise duties on fuel per year in the past five years. [46329/22]

Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael)
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I am advised by Revenue that the excise receipts per year on fuel for the years 2017 to 2021, and the year-to-date August 2022, are as follows:

*Provisional Year To Date August

I am further advised that excise receipts by fuel type for the years 2017 to 2020 are published on the Revenue website.

www.revenue.ie/en/corporate/information-about-revenue/statistics/excise/receipts-volume-and-price/excise-receipts-commodity.aspx

As the Deputy is aware, taxation revenues are a key part of the public finances and fund essential services.