Paul Lawless
Ceist:401. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the amount of tax received on all fuel and energy, including electricity, in each of the past ten years. [37388/26]
Amharc ar fhreagraTuesday, 19 May 2026
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I am advised by Revenue that total receipts from Mineral Oil Tax (MOT), Solid Fuel Carbon Tax (SFCT), Natural Gas Carbon Tax (NGCT), Electricity Tax, together with an estimate of VAT receipts from fuel and energy products, in each of the past ten years is shown in the below table.
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.
|
Year |
MOT €m |
SFCT €m |
NGCT €m |
Electricity Tax €m |
Estimated VAT €m |
Total €m |
|
2025 |
3,108.7 |
18.9 |
137.6 |
5.2 |
1,434.0 |
4,704.4 |
|
2024 |
2,889.1 |
21.5 |
125.2 |
5.4 |
1,474.0 |
4,515.2 |
|
2023 |
2,375.2 |
19.2 |
107.2 |
4.2 |
1,510.0 |
4,015.8 |
|
2022 |
2,220.9 |
25.9 |
94.5 |
3.5 |
1,566.0 |
3,910.8 |
|
2021 |
2,467.2 |
27.9 |
83.3 |
5.2 |
1,209.0 |
3,792.6 |
|
2020 |
2,219.8 |
23.8 |
65.0 |
2.1 |
1,038.0 |
3,348.7 |
|
2019 |
2,524.3 |
20.1 |
50.4 |
2.3 |
1,162.0 |
3,759.1 |
|
2018 |
2,519.1 |
25.3 |
50.0 |
2.5 |
1,193.0 |
3,789.9 |
|
2017 |
2,408.4 |
19.1 |
54.1 |
3.6 |
1,131.0 |
3,616.2 |
|
2016 |
2,518.5 |
24.4 |
55.8 |
4.6 |
1,113.0 |
3,716.3 |
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.