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Motorists pay E2,380 a year to stay on roads

Seán McCárthaigh

Motorists pay E2,380 a year to stay on roads

Fri, 04 Feb, 2005 - 00:00

New figures provided by the Department of Finance show that the country's 1.9 million registered drivers paid out over E4.5 billion in taxes last year.

It means that taxes from the motor industry contributed just over 12% of all Exchequer returns last year one of the highest levels of any EU member state.

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