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Written by Irish VRT.ie
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Wednesday, 10 September 2008 09:28 |
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The Irish Independent has an interesting piece on the amount of cars being imported into Ireland from the UK. THE number of used-car imports nearly doubled in one month this summer, according to new figures. The dramatic surge stems mainly from cost-conscious buyers looking elsewhere for lower prices as the credit crunch bites coupled with a 20pc fall in the value of sterling. |
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Written by Irish VRT.ie
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Friday, 20 June 2008 10:16 |
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Mr. John Gormley, T.D., Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government today (19th June 2008) launched the new vehicle labelling system which will apply to all new cars at the point of sale from 1st July 2008. The Government recently introduced changes to Vehicle Registration Tax (VRT) and annual motor tax for new cars registered on or after 1st July 2008 . Both taxes will be calculated on the basis of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from vehicles rather than engine size. Seven emission/tax bands have been created and VRT and motor tax payable will be determined by the relevant band for each vehicle. A key element of the whole initiative to rebalance the VRT and motor tax regimes on the basis of CO2 emissions is the introduction of a new labelling system designed to reflect the seven emission/tax bands. |
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Written by Irish VRT.ie
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Saturday, 19 April 2008 09:56 |
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Taken from the Finance Bill 2008. Section 81 deals with the relief from VRT for certain types of vehicle which is provided for in section 135C of the Finance Act 1992. This section extends the scheme in its existing format for the remission or repayment of 50 per cent of the VRT payable or paid on the registration of category A or B series production hybrid electric vehicles and series production flexible fuel vehicles for the period 1 January 2008 to 30 June 2008. Provision is also made in this section for the remission or repayment of a maximum of €2,500 (subject to a sliding scale, based on the age of the vehicle) of the VRT payable or paid on the registration of such series production hybrid electric vehicles and series production flexible fuel vehicles during the period 1 July 2008 to 31 December 2010. Taken from the Finance Bill 2008 in around page 107. Remission or repayment in respect of vehicle registration tax on certain hybrid electric vehicles, or certain flexible fuel vehicles, or certain electric vehicles, or certain electric motorcycles. |
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Written by Irish VRT.ie
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Wednesday, 16 April 2008 09:44 |
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Taken from environ.ie 06/03/08
Mr John Gormley, T.D., Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, today (5 March 07) clarified the position in relation to introduction of the new CO2 based motor tax system. This clarification followed the passing of amendments to the Motor Vehicle (Duties and Licences) Bill 2008 at committee stage of the Bill today by the Dail Select Committee on the Environment, Heritage and Local Government.
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