Peadar Tóibín
Question:182. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the amount that was collected in all fuel taxes for the first four months of the past five years, by type. [39407/26]
View answerTuesday, 26 May 2026
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I am advised that the receipts collected from MOT, SFCT and NGCT, together with an estimate of VAT receipts from fuels, for the first four months of 2026 and for the same period in each of the previous five years is set out in the below table.
|
Year |
MOT €m |
SFCT €m |
NGCT €m |
VAT €m |
Total €m |
|
2026 |
1,031.4 |
10.3 |
75.5 |
292* |
1,409 |
|
2025 |
1,006.0 |
10.3 |
67.1 |
321 |
1,404 |
|
2024 |
901.8 |
12.0 |
57.8 |
333 |
1,305 |
|
2023 |
722.9 |
10.0 |
49.5 |
337 |
1,119 |
|
2022 |
829.6 |
12.5 |
43.7 |
358 |
1,244 |
* VAT is for the period January to March 2026
In relation to VAT, I am further advised by Revenue that traders are not required to identify the VAT yield generated from the supply of specific goods and services on their VAT returns. Therefore, it is not possible to provide the VAT yield on all fuel and energy related products and services using taxpayer information alone. However, using Revenue and third-party data sources, a tentative estimate of the VAT generated on fuel and energy products can be provided.
I am further advised by Revenue that a breakdown of excise receipts for 2024 and prior years is available on the Revenue website at www.revenue.ie/en/corporate/information-about-revenue/statistics/excise/receipts-volume-and-price/excise-receipts-commodity.aspx.
As the Deputy will be aware, schemes such as the VAT deduction scheme, the double income tax relief scheme and the Diesel Rebate Scheme mean that a significant portion of revenue raised from taxation of fuels is repaid to economic operators who are availing of these schemes.