Finance (No. 2) Act 2008

Rates of mineral oil tax.

47.— The Finance Act 1999 is amended—

(a) with effect as on and from 15 October 2008 by substituting the following for Schedule 2 to that Act (as amended by section 59(a) of the Finance Act 2007 ):

“SCHEDULE 2

Rates of Mineral Oil Tax

With effect as on and from 15 October 2008

Description of Mineral Oil

Rate of Tax

Light Oil:

Leaded petrol

Unleaded petrol

Super unleaded petrol

Aviation gasoline

€553.04 per 1,000 litres

€508.79 per 1,000 litres

€547.79 per 1,000 litres

€276.52 per 1,000 litres

Heavy Oil:

Used as a propellant with a maximum sulphur content of 50 milligrammes per kilogramme

Other heavy oil used as a propellant

Kerosene used other than as a propellant

Fuel oil

Other heavy oil

€368.05 per 1,000 litres

€420.44 per 1,000 litres

€00.00

€14.78 per 1,000 litres

€47.36 per 1,000 litres

Liquefied Petroleum Gas:

Used as a propellant

Other liquified petroleum gas

€63.59 per 1,000 litres

€00.00

Coal:

For business use

For other use

€4.18 per tonne

€8.36 per tonne

”,

and

(b) with effect as on and from 1 November 2008 by substituting the following for Schedule 2 to that Act (as amended by paragraph (a)):

“SCHEDULE 2

Rates of Mineral Oil Tax

With effect as on and from 1 November 2008

Description of Mineral Oil

Rate of Tax

Light Oil:

Petrol

Aviation gasoline

€508.79 per 1,000 litres

€508.79 per 1,000 litres

Heavy Oil:

Used as a propellant

Used for air navigation

Used for private pleasure navigation

Kerosene used other than as a propellant

Fuel oil

Other heavy oil

€368.05 per 1,000 litres

€368.05 per 1,000 litres

€368.05 per 1,000 litres

€00.00

€14.78 per 1,000 litres

€47.36 per 1,000 litres

Liquefied Petroleum Gas:

Used as a propellant

Other liquified petroleum gas

€63.59 per 1,000 litres

€00.00

Coal:

For business use

For other use

€4.18 per tonne

€8.36 per tonne

”.