147 Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Finance if he is considering rebalancing the excise tax structure on cigarettes by reducing the ad valorem element significantly and increasing the specific element of excise tax, thereby removing the tax discount for cheap cigarettes; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that 12 EU member states have rebalanced their tax structures by reducing the ad valorem element and increasing the specific element of excise tax, and have increased total excise revenue return as a result; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5485/12]

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147 Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Finance if he is considering rebalancing the excise tax structure on cigarettes by reducing the ad valorem element significantly and increasing the specific element of excise tax, thereby removing the tax discount for cheap cigarettes; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that 12 EU member states have rebalanced their tax structures by reducing the ad valorem element and increasing the specific element of excise tax, and have increased total excise revenue return as a result; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5485/12]

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