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Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Wednesday, 5 Apr 1967

Vol. 227 No. 6

Written Answers. - Exchequer Revenue Receipts.

168.

asked the Minister for Finance if he will give particulars of Exchequer revenue receipts for the years 1965-66 and 1966-67 in the terms of the reply to Question No. 114 of 8th March, 1966.

Following is the information:

(1) Customs Duties.

The amount collected by way of customs duties in the nine months ended 31st December, 1965 was £40,087,173 and in the corresponding period of 1966 was £48,485,024. The figures include amounts of £240,083 and £1,053,302 in respect of Special Import Levy which came into operation on 2nd November, 1965 and was terminated with effect from 1st October, 1966. Statement A attached gives particulars of customs duty, including Special Import Levy, from individual headings in cases where the total net receipts from such headings exceeded £10,000 in the nine months April to December in 1965 and 1966.

(2) Excise Duties.

The particulars requested are given in statement B.

(3) Death Duties.

(4) Income Tax.

(5) Sur-Tax.

(6) Corporation Profits Tax.

The particulars requested under heads (3) to (6) are given in statement C.

(7) Net Revenue Receipts paid into Exchequer.

The particulars requested are given in statement D.

STATEMENT A.

CUSTOMS DUTIES.

(Including Special Import Levy where appropriate)

Number

Tariff Heading

Net Receipts in the nine months April to December 1965

Net Receipts in the nine months April to December 1966

£

£

Special Charging

Provision 2

Goods containing spirits

23,016

26,181

,, 5

Electro-plated articles

18,026

17,378

,, 6

Package Duty

189,682

209,268

03.02

Fish, salted in brine, dried or smoked

9,096

14,182

07.01

Vegetables, fresh or chilled

14,455

7,825

07.02

Vegetables (whether or not cooked), preserved by freezing

12,684

17,013

07.05

Dried leguminous vegetables, shelled, whether or not skinned or split.

23,524

32,641

08.04

Grapes, fresh or dried

120,363

120,791

08.06

Apples, pears and quinces, fresh

124,946

152,394

09.02

Tea

7,564

11,274

16.04

Prepared or preserved fish

111,278

136,164

17.04

Sugar confectionery, not containing cocoa

18,789

28,342

18.06

Chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa.

11,656

19,474

19.02

Preparations of flour, starch or malt extract, of a kind used as infant food or for dietetic or culinary purposes, etc.

9,571

10,460

19.05

Prepared foods obtained by the swelling or roasting of cereals, etc.

15,803

23,132

19.08

Pastry, biscuits, etc.

43,779

45,457

20.02

Vegetables prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid.

10,942

14,597

20.06

Fruit otherwise prepared or preserved, whether or not containing added sugar or spirit.

242,315

269,893

21.02

Extracts, essences or concentrates of coffee, tea, etc.

43,674

43,186

21.05

Soups and broths

83,311

92,822

21.06

Natural yeasts (active or inactive); prepared baking powders.

6,718

10,703

21.07

Food preparations not elsewhere specified or included.

8,384

18,517

22.03

Beer made from malt

414,884

570,185

22.05

Wine of fresh grapes; grape must, etc.

672,788

723,148

22.06

Vermouths, and other wines of fresh grapes flavoured with aromatic extracts.

19,380

19,635

22.09

Spirits (other than those of heading No. 22.08); liqueurs and other spirituous beverages; compound alcoholic preparations (known as “concentrated extracts”) for the manufacture of beverages.

3,416,163

3,344,234

24.01

Unmanufactured tobacco, tobacco refuse

24,866,058 (a)

26,381,879 (a)

24.02

Manufactured tobacco, tobacco extracts and essences.

863,063

1,889,125

27.10

Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, other than crude; preparations not elsewhere specified or included; containing not less than seventy per cent by weight of petroleum oils or of oils obtained from bituminous minerals, these oils being the basic constituents of the preparations.

721,547

5,212,069

27.14

Petroleum bitumen, petroleum coke, etc.

14,674

13,819

30.03

Medicaments (including veterinary medicaments)

34,160

37,431

31.03

Mineral or chemical fertilisers, phosphatic

22,422

11,497

32.09

Varnishes and lacquers, distempers, prepared water pigments, etc.

14,011

11,550

32.13

Writing ink, printing ink and other inks

13,604

9,357

33.04

Mixtures of two or more odoriferous substances (natural or artificial) and mixtures (including alcoholic solutions) with a basis of one or more of these substances, of a kind used as raw materials in the perfumery, food, drink or other industries.

17,309

18,408

33.06

Perfumery, cosmetics and toilet preparations

44,872

67,800

34.01

Soap, including medicated soap

15,842

18,523

34.02

Organic surface-active agents; surface-active preparations and washing preparations, whether or not containing soap.

17,436

13,423

36.06

Matches (excluding Bengal matches)

20,832

9,506

37.02

Film in rolls, sensitised, unexposed, perforated or not.

13,439

24,501

38.11

Disinfectants, insecticides, fungicides, weed killers, antisprouting products, rat poisons, etc.

10,152

12,882

39.01

Condensation, polycondensation and poly-addition products, etc.

20,269

18,882

39.02

Polymerisation and copolymerisation products, etc.

87,535

132,050

39.03

Regenerated cellulose; cellulose nitrate, etc.

11,122

9,930

39.07

Articles of materials of the kinds described in headings Nos. 39.01 to 39.06.

112,993

113,932

40.11

Rubber tyres, tyre cases, interchangeable tyre treads, inner tubes and tyre flaps, for wheels of all kinds.

101,018

264,177

42.02

Travel goods, handbags, similar containers, etc.

54,892

65,593

42.03

Articles of apparel and clothing accessories of leather or of composition leather.

8,914

11,856

44.13

Wood (including blocks, strips and friezes for parquet or wood block flooring, not assembled), planed, tongued, grooved, etc.

12,817

11,433

44.15

Plywood, blockboard, laminboard, etc.

25,862

27,477

44.18

Reconstituted wood, being wood shavings, wood chips, sawdust, etc. in sheets, blocks, etc.

10,790

9,237

44.23

Builders' carpentry and joinery

7,534

14,169

48.01

Paper and paper-board (including cellulose wadding) machine-made, in rolls or sheets

21,794

56,755

48.05

Paper and paper-board, corrugated, etc. in rolls or sheets.

15,178

2,901

48.07

Paper and paperboard, impregnated, coated, surface-coloured, surface-decorated or printed (not being merely ruled, lined or squared and not constituting printed matter within Chapter 49) in rolls or sheets.

24,601

26,161

48.09

Building board of wood pulp, etc.

11,013

10,987

48.11

Wallpaper and lincrusta; window transparencies of paper.

51,718

78,010

48.14

Writing blocks, envelopes, letter cards, plain postcards, correspondence cards, boxes, pouches, wallets and writing compendiums of paper or of paperboard.

17,712

21,937

48.15

Other paper and paperboard, cut to size or shape.

16,554

18,556

48.16

Boxes, bags and other packing containers, of paper or paperboard.

80,574

55,663

48.18

Registers, exercise books, note books, etc.

37,640

35,774

48.19

Paper or paperboard labels, whether or not printed or gummed

15,384

15,450

48.21

Other articles of paper pulp, paper, paperboard or cellulose wadding.

16,089

18,685

49.01

Printed books, booklets, brochures, pamphlets and leaflets.

9,214

10,659

49.02

Newspapers, journals and periodicals, whether or not illustrated.

195,905

201,470

49.09

Picture postcards, etc.

33,350

43,930

49.11

Other printed matter, including printed pictures and photographs.

55,655

50,495

51.01

Yarn of man-made fibres (continuous) not put up for retail sale.

7,510

17,753

51.04

Woven fabrics of man-made fibres, etc.

25,346

27,230

53.10

Yarn of sheep's or lamb's wool, or horsehair or of other animal hair (fine or coarse), put up for retail sale.

18,772

13,953

55.09

Other woven fabrics of cotton.

16,754

14,726

58.02

Other carpets, carpeting rugs, etc.

86,306

90,775

58.05

Narrow woven fabrics, etc.

9,950

11,029

59.02

Felt and articles of felt

20,409

19,995

59.08

Textile fabrics impregnated or coated with plastics etc.

7,453

16,441

59.10

Linoleum, etc.

31,810

46,491

60.01

Knitted or crocheted fabric, not elastic or rubberised.

9,393

12,345

60.03

Stockings, socks, etc. knitted or crocheted

46,169

49,122

60.04

Under garments, knitted or crocheted

47,162

50,279

60.05

Outer garments and other articles, knitted or crocheted.

160,393

146,608

61.01

Men's and boys' outer garments

63,305

77,096

61.02

Women's, girls' and infants' outer garments

226,735

242,087

61.03

Men's and boys' under garments

24,428

23,351

61.04

Women's, girls' and infants' under garments

17,604

10,940

61.05

Handkerchiefs

11,314

13,933

61.06

Shawls, scarves, mufflers, mantillas, veils and the like.

11,064

6,747

61.09

Corsets, corset-belts, brassieres etc.

29,722

34,532

61.10

Gloves, mittens, socks and stockings, not knitted or crocheted.

9,172

11,184

62.01

Travelling rugs; blankets

22,234

31,000

62.02

Bed linen, table linen, toilet linen and kitchen linen, curtains and other furnishing articles.

29,615

38,083

64.01

Footwear with outer soles and uppers of rubber or artificial plastic material.

1,435

26,836

64.02

Footwear with outer soles of leather or composition leather; footwear (other than footwear proper to Heading 64.01) with outer soles of rubber or artificial plastic material.

4,857

21,567

65.03

Felt hats, etc.

15,655

16,945

65.04

Hats and other headgear, plaited

21,243

23,665

65.05

Hats, etc. knitted or crocheted etc.

67,204

63,044

65.06

Other headgear, whether or not lined or trimmed.

10,040

14,475

67.02

Artificial flowers, foliage or fruit, etc.

12,363

6,938

68.14

Friction material for brakes, clutches or the like.

7,895

14,792

69.11

Tableware, etc. of porcelain or china

14,157

18,897

69.12

Tableware, etc. of other kinds of pottery

21,511

19,498

69.13

Statuettes, other ornaments, furniture of pottery.

7,057

14,671

70.05

Unworked drawn or blown glass (including flashed glass) in rectangles.

12,825

12,271

70.13

Glassware of a kind commonly used for table, kitchen, etc.

31,300

54,396

70.14

Illuminating glassware, signalling glassware and special elements of glass.

6,493

10,312

71.12

Articles of jewellery, etc. of precious metal

70,270

80,537

71.16

Imitation jewellery

51,598

51,392

73.21

Structures, complete or incomplete, of iron or steel.

18,660

18,367

73.32

Bolts and nuts, etc., of iron of steel

19,485

17,631

73.36

Stoves, etc. of a kind used for domestic purposes not electrically operated, and parts thereof, of iron or steel.

20,707

34,603

73.37

Boilers and radiators for central heating, air heaters, not electrically heated and parts thereof, of iron or steel.

9,994

18,225

73.38

Articles of a kind commonly used for domestic purposes, builders' sanitary ware for indoor use, and parts of such articles and ware, of iron or steel.

10,615

25,571

76.04

Aluminium foil of a thickness not exceeding 0.20 millimetres.

11,268

11,165

82.02

Saws (non-mechanical) and blades

13,490

11,600

82.09

Knives other than knives for machines, etc.

16,556

18,986

82.11

Razors and razor blades (including razor blade blanks, whether or not in strips).

109,894

114,236

82.14

Spoons, forks, fisheaters, butter-knives, ladles and similar kitchen or tableware.

13,984

17,026

83.01

Locks, padlocks, keys, etc. of base metal

16,047

15,984

83.02

Base metal fittings and mountings of a kind suitable for furniture, etc.

18,362

15,083

83.07

Lamps and lighting fittings, etc. of base metal.

39,012

31,025

83.15

Wire, rods, etc. of base metal or of metal carbides, of a kind used for soldering, etc.

9,323

10,988

84.06

Internal combustion piston engines,

29,866

47,703

84.10

Pumps, etc., for liquids.

22,860

19,203

84.15

Refrigerators and refrigerating equipment (electrical and other).

108,768

104,679

84.20

Weighing machinery and weighing machine weights.

11,386

8,200

84.25

Harvesting and threshing machinery, etc.

36,065

22,746

84.40

Machinery for washing, cleaning, drying, etc.

71,257

94,352

84.51

Typewriters, other than typewriters incorporating calculating mechanisms; cheque writing machines.

27,989

32,587

84.61

Taps, cocks, valves and similar appliances, etc.

11,979

13,587

84.63

Transmission shafts, cranks, bearing housings, plain shaft bearings, gears and gearing, flywheels, pulleys and pulley blocks, clutches and shaft couplings.

14,656

13,692

85.01

Electrical goods of the following descriptions: generators, motors, converters (rotary or static), transformers, rectifiers and rectifying apparatus, inductors.

15,302

20,647

85.03

Primary cells and primary batteries.

11,779

14,674

85.04

Electric accumulators.

13,827

16,624

85.06

Electro-mechanical domestic appliances, with self-contained electric motor.

24,704

27,739

85.08

Electrical starting and ignition equipment for internal combustion engines.

34,576

33,379

85.09

Electrical lighting and signalling equipment and electrical windscreen wipers, defrosters and demisters, for cycles or motor vehicles.

34,346

37,748

85.12

Electrical instantaneous or storage water heaters and immersion heaters; electric soil heating apparatus and electric space heating apparatus; electric hair dressing appliances and electric smoothing irons, electro-thermic domestic appliances; electric heating resistors other than those of carbon.

67,152

82,597

85.15

Radio-telegraphic and radio-telephonic transmission and reception apparatus, radio-broadcasting and television transmission and reception apparatus and television cameras; radio navigational aid apparatus, radar apparatus and radio remote control apparatus.

51,177

82,998

85.19

Electrical apparatus for making and breaking electrical circuits, etc.

35,135

37,675

85.20

Electric filament lamps, etc.

29,066

31,001

85.23

Insulated electric wire, cable, etc.

15,291

8,228

87.01

Tractors (other than those falling within heading No. 87.07).

14,063

23,707

87.02

Motor vehicles for the transport of persons, goods or materials.

2,287,652

2,479,536

87.04

Chassis fitted with engines, for the motor vehicles falling within heading No. 87.01, 87.02 or 87.03.

127,517

153,673

87.05

Bodies (including cabs) for the motor vehicles falling within heading No. 87.01, 87.02 or 87.03.

51,501

36,080

87.06

Parts and accessories of the motor vehicles falling within heading No. 87.01, 87.02 or 87.03.

167,985 (b)

226,671 (b)

87.08

Tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles motorised whether or not fitted with weapons, and parts of such vehicles.

11,470

440

87.09

Motor cycles, etc.

64,211

59,806

87.12

Parts and accessories of articles falling within heading No. 87.09, 87.10 or 87.11.

12,646

8,680

87.14

Other vehicles (including trailers) not mechanically propelled and parts thereof.

34,958

31,092

90.03

Frames and mountings, and parts thereof, for spectacles, etc.

15,844

11,112

90.07

Photographic cameras, photographic flashlight apparatus.

15,323

26,225

91.01

Pocket watches, wrist watches and other watches, including stop-watches.

66,254

46,605

91.04

Other clocks.

32,068

36,511

92.11

Gramophones, dictating machines and other sound recorders and reproducers, etc.

22,487

28,144

92.12

Gramophone records, etc.

32,204

43,972

94.01

Chairs and other seats.

30,697

30,024

94.03

Other furniture and parts thereof.

61,293

82,342

97.01

Wheeled toys.

4,933

10,432

97.02

Dolls

30,293

61,288

97.03

Other toys; working models of a kind used for recreational purposes.

86,945

142,466

97.04

Equipment for parlour, table and funfair games, etc.

10,004

24,557

97.05

Carnival and other entertainment articles, etc.

1,919

11,580

97.06

Appliances, etc., for gymnastics, athletics, etc.

18,516

25,523

98.01

Buttons and button moulds, studs, cuff links, etc.

13,339

11,947

98.03

Fountain pens, ball point pens, propelling pencils, etc.

17,722

30,243

98.10

Mechanical lighters, etc.

35,507

37,537

Parcel Post — Wearing Apparel.

75,642

74,540

do. — Other Goods.

146,041

137,055

Certain motor vehicle parts not allocated to specific Tariff headings.

273,918

320,899

(a) The figures do not include amounts of tobacco duty standing deferred in accordance with the provisions of Section 11 of the Finance Act, 1959, as at 31st December in each year as follows:

1965: £2,936,000 approximately.

1966: £2,929,000"

(b) Receipts from certain motor vehicle parts are included at end of Table.

STATEMENT B

EXCISE DUTIES

Articles or Heads of Duty

Net Receipts for 9 months April to December

1965

1966

£

£

Beer

11,224,522

13,769,999

Betting

1,150,900

1,142,817

Bookmaking Premises

17,220

17,500

Cider and Perry

25,065

26,807

Clubs

38

16

Entertainments

4

— 4

Firearm Certificates

115,176

131,416

Firearms Dealers

734

786

Licences: —

Bookmakers

5,290

5,250

Dog

15,550

11,499

Liquor

75,674

74,570

Other

37,685

36,324

Matches

339,446

341,326

Oil:—

Mineral Hydrocarbon, Light

15,163,093

14,442,173

Hydrocarbon, Other Sorts

2,757,204

2,909,285

Spirits

6,527,496

7,490,086

Table Waters

284,138

517,339

Tyres

521,122

504,068

Tobacco Stocks

256,753

Home-made Wine

2,347

TOTAL:

38,260,357

41,680,357

STATEMENT C.

NINE MONTHS APRIL TO DECEMBER IN EACH YEAR 1965 AND 1966.

NET RECEIPTS.

1965

1966

£

£

Death Duties:

Estate Duties (including Temporary and Settlement Estate Duties)

2,959,267

2,959,099

Probate Duty and Account Duty

Legacy Duty

386,986

319,344

Succession Duty

124,414

122,413

Corporation Duty

753

1,560

TOTAL

3,471,420

3,402,416

Income Tax:

PAYE

16,062,213

20,148,017

All other Income Tax

11,413,913

13,524,301

TOTAL

27,476,126

33,672,318

Sur-Tax

1,289,449

1,605,884

Corporation Profits Tax

6,315,355

6,047,882

STATEMENT D.

REVENUE — PAYMENTS INTO THE EXCHEQUER.

Head of Revenue

Payments into the Exchequer in the nine months April to December

1965

1966

£

£

(a) Customs

40,568,000

49,100,000

Excise

38,280,000

41,400,000

Estate, etc., Duties

3,514,000

3,392,000

Stamp Duties

2,674,000

2,547,000

Income Tax, Sur-Tax and Super Tax

28,766,000

35,702,000

Corporation Profits Tax, etc.

6,445,000

6,078,000

Turnover Tax

10,631,000

10,999,000

Wholesale Tax

747,000

TOTAL

130,878,000

149,965,000

(a) Payments of duty on Tobacco were deferred under Section 11 of the Finance Act, 1959, as follows:—

at 31st December,

1965

£2,936,000

approximately

,, ,, ,,

1966

£2,929,000

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