#BUDGET2018: CIGARETTES AND ALCOHOL – WHERE THE TAX GOES

Today is Budget Day. As always we show you where the excise tax goes that is collected on the ‘old reliables’ – cigarettes and alcohol.

There are two types of tax collected:

Excise duty

Value added tax (VAT)

Assumptions:

A bottle of wine costs €10

A packet of cigarettes costs €12

A pint of 5% alcohol beer costs €5

Diesel costs are based on the size of an average Ford Focus car (55 litres)

Budget2018:

50c was added to the price of a 20 pack of cigarettes

No change in excise duties on alcohol, petrol or diesel

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