FINANCE ACT, 1981
Statutory Text (5 Articles)
FIRST SCHEDULE Amendment of Enactments
Amendment of Enactments
Section 2.
Amendments Consequential on Changes in Personal Reliefs
1. The Income Tax Act, 1967, is hereby amended in accordance with the following provisions
(a) in section 138A, for “£500” there shall be substituted “£650”,
(b) in section 138B(1), for “£400” in each place where it occurs, there shall be substituted “£600”,
(c) in section 141(1A), in paragraphs (b) and (c), for “£390” in each place where it occurs, there shall be substituted “£500”.
2. Section 3 of the Finance Act, 1969, is hereby amended by the substitution in subsection (1) of “£500” for “£330”.
3. Section 11 of the Finance Act, 1971, is hereby amended by the substitution in subsection (2) of “£400” for “£330” in each place where it occurs and of “£1,000” for “£660”.
SECOND SCHEDULE Rates of Excise Duty on Tobacco Products
Rates of Excise Duty on Tobacco Products
Section 32.
Description of Product
Description of Product
Rate of Duty
Rate of Duty
Cigarettes
Cigarettes
£15.30 per thousand together with an amount equal to 22.4 per cent. of the price at which the cigarettes are sold by retail.
£15.30 per thousand together with an amount equal to 22.4 per cent. of the price at which the cigarettes are sold by retail.
Cigars
Cigars
£28.614 per kilogram
£28.614 per kilogram
Cavendish or negrohead
Cavendish or negrohead
£28.915 per kilogram
£28.915 per kilogram
Hard pressed tobacco
Hard pressed tobacco
£18.492 per kilogram
£18.492 per kilogram
Other pipe tobacco
Other pipe tobacco
£23.244 per kilogram
£23.244 per kilogram
Other smoking or chewing tobacco
Other smoking or chewing tobacco
£24.146 per kilogram
£24.146 per kilogram
THIRD SCHEDULE Rates of Excise Duty on Spirits
Rates of Excise Duty on Spirits
Section 33.
Description of Spirits
Description of Spirits
Rate of Duty
Rate of Duty
Spirits of any description not mentioned hereinafter and imported mixtures and preparations containing spirits
Spirits of any description not mentioned hereinafter and imported mixtures and preparations containing spirits
£20.922 per litre of alcohol in the spirits
£20.922 per litre of alcohol in the spirits
Imported perfumed spirits entered in such manner as to indicate that the strength is not to be tested
Imported perfumed spirits entered in such manner as to indicate that the strength is not to be tested
£19.039 per litre
£19.039 per litre
Imported liqueurs, cordials, mixtures and other preparations in bottle entered in such manner as to indicate that the strength is not to be tested
Imported liqueurs, cordials, mixtures and other preparations in bottle entered in such manner as to indicate that the strength is not to be tested
£16.110 per litre
£16.110 per litre
FOURTH SCHEDULE Rates of Excise Duty on Wine
Rates of Excise Duty on Wine
Section 34.
PART I
PART I
Description of Wine
Description of Wine
Rate of Duty
Rate of Duty
Still
Still
Of an actual alcoholic strength by volume not exceeding 15 vol
Of an actual alcoholic strength by volume not exceeding 15 vol
£1.40 per litre
£1.40 per litre
Of an actual alcoholic strength by volume exceeding 15 vol but not exceeding 18 vol
Of an actual alcoholic strength by volume exceeding 15 vol but not exceeding 18 vol
£1.98 per litre
£1.98 per litre
Of an actual alcoholic strength by volume exceeding 18 vol but not exceeding 22 vol
Of an actual alcoholic strength by volume exceeding 18 vol but not exceeding 22 vol
£2.56 per litre
£2.56 per litre
Sparkling
Sparkling
£2.78 per litre
£2.78 per litre
Wine whether still or sparkling of an actual alcoholic strength by volume exceeding 22 vol
Wine whether still or sparkling of an actual alcoholic strength by volume exceeding 22 vol
An additional duty for every 1 vol or fraction of 1 vol above 22 vol
An additional duty for every 1 vol or fraction of 1 vol above 22 vol
£0.20 per litre
£0.20 per litre
PART II Rates of Excise Duty on Made Wine
PART II
Rates of Excise Duty on Made Wine
Description of Made Wine
Description of Made Wine
Rate of Duty
Rate of Duty
Still
Still
Of an actual alcoholic strength by volume not exceeding 15 vol
Of an actual alcoholic strength by volume not exceeding 15 vol
£1.31per litre
£1.31per litre
Of an actual alcoholic strength by volume exceeding 15 vol but not exceeding 18 vol
Of an actual alcoholic strength by volume exceeding 15 vol but not exceeding 18 vol
£1.83 per litre
£1.83 per litre
Of an actual alcoholic strength by volume exceeding 18 vol but not exceeding 22 vol
Of an actual alcoholic strength by volume exceeding 18 vol but not exceeding 22 vol
£2.29 per litre
£2.29 per litre
Sparkling
Sparkling
£2.49 per litre
£2.49 per litre
Whether still or sparkling of an actual alcoholic strength by volume exceeding 22 vol
Whether still or sparkling of an actual alcoholic strength by volume exceeding 22 vol
An additional duty for every 1 vol or fraction of 1 vol above 22 vol
An additional duty for every 1 vol or fraction of 1 vol above 22 vol
£0.20 per litre
£0.20 per litre
FIFTH SCHEDULE Rates of Excise Duty on Televisions
Rates of Excise Duty on Televisions
Section 36.
Description of Televisions
Description of Televisions
Rate of Duty
Rate of Duty
Colour televisions
Colour televisions
with a screen the maximum dimension of which does not exceed seventeen inches
with a screen the maximum dimension of which does not exceed seventeen inches
£57 the television
£57 the television
with a screen the maximum dimension of which exceeds seventeen inches and does not exceed twenty-four inches
with a screen the maximum dimension of which exceeds seventeen inches and does not exceed twenty-four inches
£72 the television
£72 the television
with a screen the maximum dimension of which exceeds twenty-four inches
with a screen the maximum dimension of which exceeds twenty-four inches
£89 the television
£89 the television
Monochrome televisions
Monochrome televisions
with a screen the maximum dimension of which does not exceed seventeen inches
with a screen the maximum dimension of which does not exceed seventeen inches
£18 the television
£18 the television
with a screen the maximum dimension of which exceeds seventeen inches
with a screen the maximum dimension of which exceeds seventeen inches
£28 the television
£28 the television