Dáil Éireann - Volume 549 - 27 February, 2002

Written Answers. - Stamp Duty.

  168. Mr. Flanagan asked the Minister for Finance the amount collected in each year for the past five years from the Government levy applicable to insurance policies by way of stamp duty. [7021/02]

  Minister for Finance (Mr. McCreevy): A levy, at the rate of 2% since 1993, applies to most types of non-life insurance premiums. The stamp duty yield for each of the past five years is as follows:

Non-Life Levy Yield

Year

£m

€m

1997

30.45

38.66

1998

33.33

42.32

1999

37.90

48.12

2000

44.86

56.96

2001

54.43

69.11

  Question No. 169 answered with Question No. 166.