Finance Act 2003

SCHEDULE 2

Rates of Alcohol Products Tax

Section 75 .

Description of Product

Rate of Duty

Spirits:

€39.25 per litre of alcohol in the spirits

Beer:

Exceeding 1.2%     ...     ...     ...     ...

€19.87 per hectolitre per cent of alcohol in the beer

Other beer     ...     ...     ...     ...     ...

Nil

Wine:

Still and sparkling, not exceeding 5.5% vol

€90.98 per hectolitre

Still, exceeding 5.5% vol but not exceeding 15% vol     ...     ...     ...     ...     ...     ...

€273.00 per hectolitre

Still, exceeding 15% vol     ...     ...     ...

€396.12 per hectolitre

Sparkling, exceeding 5.5% vol     ...     ...     ...

€546.01 per hectolitre

Other Fermented Beverages:

(1) Cider and Perry:

Still and sparkling, not exceeding 6.0% vol

€83.25 per hectolitre

Still and sparkling, exceeding 6.0% vol but not exceeding 8.5% vol     ...     ...     ...     ...

€192.47 per hectolitre

Still, exceeding 8.5% vol     ...     ...     ...

€273.00 per hectolitre

Sparkling, exceeding 8.5% vol     ...     ...     ...     ...

€546.01 per hectolitre

(2) Other than Cider and Perry:

Still and sparkling, not exceeding 5.5% vol

€90.98 per hectolitre

Still, exceeding 5.5% vol     ...     ...     ...

€273.00 per hectolitre

Sparkling, exceeding 5.5% vol     ...     ...     ...

€546.01 per hectolitre

Intermediate Products:

Still, not exceeding 15% vol     ...     ...     ...

€273.00 per hectolitre

Still, exceeding 15% vol     ...     ...     ...

€396.12 per hectolitre

Sparkling     ...     ...     ...     ...     ...

€546.01 per hectolitre