There is no need as Revenue already has a system in place for rebating registered disabled drivers with the excise / VAT (can't remember which or even both) on the diesel they use. The system works well by all accounts and the key document is a receipt showing the amount of diesel purchased in a period issued at the pumps.And the cost of setting up the new department would be???
Agreed. Why on earth do farmers get this subsidy and not other businesses?Just simply abolish Green Diesel completely.
Why on earth do farmers get this subsidy and not other businesses?
Because by enlarge farmers' tractors operate in fields off the public highway?
How do you ensure that farmers only use diesel for appropriate purposes and do not pass on cheaper fuel to their family and friends.
Not only farmers use it though:
Marked Gas Oil
Also known as Gas Oil, Green Diesel or 35 second oil. This fuel is green in colour (dyed), is subject to a V.A.T. rate of 13.5% and is used in the following areas:
Tractor Diesel - Gas Oil used in agricultural applications
Heating Oil - Gas Oil used in the heating of large premises such as schools and factories.
Diesel Medium - Gas Oil used in commercial applications such as machines or plant equipment.
Marine Diesel - Gas Oil used in marine applications.
How do you ensure that farmers only use diesel for appropriate purposes and do not pass on cheaper fuel to their family and friends.
This is how the existing scheme for disabled drivers / passengers works. Mileage is part of the claim and is used to "sanity check" claims. Any claims on the high side of the bell-curve get marked for audit of all the receipts and the recorded mileage.... It shouldn't be beyond Revenue, with Teagasc and Dept of Ag assistance, to devise a methodology to calculate a diesel usage ceiling for each affected farmer and agri contractor. Applications for excise refunds based on usage above the applicable ceiling could either be routinely barred, or made conditional on passing an audit.
Why not make farmers pay the full cost of the fuel. This will undoubtedly raise food prices for Irish grown food, but the money saved on the green diesel could be given out to all food buyers instead.
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