Environment taxes fall for a second consecutive year 

39% of environment related tax came from transport tax - including motor tax and registration tax.

Figures released by the CSO today reveal that the government collected €5bn in taxes in 2019, a drop of 2.1% on 2018. 

The fall in tax is owed to the decrease in Public Service Obligation levy, mainly associated with the expiry of the Peat PSO Scheme during this period.