Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation
Dail Éireann — 2023-02-15
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Emer Higgins (FG), Dublin Mid-West

I would also like to raise the issue of changes to benefit-in-kind. In my constituency, there is a ridiculous situation whereby somebody who can work from home on a Friday is instead choosing to drive to Kilkenny simply to reduce their tax liability because they need the extra mileage. On a day when a car should be sitting in a driveway and generating no emissions, it is instead doing a 200 km round trip because the owner cannot afford to leave it in the driveway and increase the tax bill. Government policy is to reduce emissions, and that is absolutely right. However, the reality is that the new benefit-in-kind band rates and rules are incentivising higher mileage to reduce tax liability. On top of that, people with electric company vehicles are now paying benefit-in-kind. These are major costs for workers and those who require company vehicles. Can the new rules that began on 1 January be revised or reviewed?

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Sitting date: 2023-02-15