[Oireachtas] Dail Eireann debate. Written answer 156 - Excise duties yield [Tobacco] [27330/13]. (11 Jun 2013)
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156. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide, in tabular form, the total amount of revenue raised by the State in the years 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012 from excise duties on a packet of 20 cigarettes and rolling tobacco; if he will also indicate the gross national tobacco related excise for each year; if he will provide the rate of excise that corresponds to the revenue information already provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27330/13]
Minister for Finance (Deputy Michael Noonan): I am informed by the Revenue Commissioners that the available figures of excise receipts and rates in each Tobacco Products Tax category in respect of the years 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012 are as follows:
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Cigarettes
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Fine Cut
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Cigars
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Other Smoking
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Total
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-
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€m
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€m
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€m
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€m
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€m
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2009
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1,155.40
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46.6
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9.6
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4.9
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1216.5
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2010
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1,100.90
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44.5
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9.6
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4.6
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1159.6
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2011
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1,056.80
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56.2
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9.2
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4
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1126.1
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2012
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989.6
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71
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7.8
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3.9
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1072.3
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With Effect from
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15/10/2008
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08/04/2009
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07/12/2011
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01/05/2012
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06/12/2012
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CIGARETTES
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-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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Specific duty per 1,000 cigarettes
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€175.30
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€183.42
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€192.44
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€233.11
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€237.69
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Ad Valorem duty as percent of retail price
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18.28%
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18.25%
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18.03%
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9.04%
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8.83%
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Cigars (per kilogram)
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€250.73
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€261.07
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€271.34
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€271.34
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€275.34
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Fine cut tobacco (per kilogram)
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€211.58
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€220.30
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€228.97
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€228.97
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€248.61
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Other smoking tobacco (per kilog)
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€173.95
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€181.12
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€188.24
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€188.24
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€191.02
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