Finance Act 2025

Amendment of section 121 of Principal Act (benefit of use of car)

24. Section 121(4A) of the Principal Act is amended—

(a) in paragraph (a), by the substitution of “column (3), (4), (5), (6), (7) or (8)” for “column (3), (4), (5), (6) or (7)”,

(b) in paragraph (aa)—

(i) in subparagraph (iv), by the substitution of “subject to paragraph (ab), €20,000” for “€20,000”, and

(ii) in subparagraph (v), by the substitution of “subject to paragraph (ab), €10,000” for “€10,000”,

(c) in paragraph (ab)—

(i) by the substitution of “each of the years of assessment 2023 to 2028 (both years inclusive)” for “the years of assessment 2023, 2024 and 2025”,

(ii) in subparagraph (i)—

(I) by the substitution of “subparagraph (i), (ii), (iii), (iv) or (v)” for “subparagraph (i), (ii) or (iii)”,

(II) in clause (I), by the substitution of “subparagraph (i), (ii), (iii), (iv) or (v)” for “subparagraph (i), (ii) or (iii)”,

(III) by the substitution of the following for clause (II):

“(II) €10,000 for each of the years of assessment 2023 to 2026 (both years inclusive), €5,000 for the year of assessment 2027 and €2,500 for the year of assessment 2028,”,

and

(iii) in subparagraph (ii)—

(I) by the substitution of “A1, A, B, C and D” for “A, B, C and D”, and

(II) by the substitution of “an amount ascertained under clause (II)” for “€10,000”,

(d) in paragraph (b), by the substitution of “column (3), (4), (5), (6), (7) or (8)” for “column (3), (4), (5), (6) or (7)” in both places where it occurs, and

(e) in paragraph (d)—

(i) by the substitution of the following Table for Table A:

“TABLE A

Business Mileage

Vehicle Categories

Lower limit

(1)

Upper limit

(2)

A1

(3)

A

(4)

B

(5)

C

(6)

D

(7)

E

(8)

Kilometres

Kilometres

Per cent

Per cent

Per cent

Per cent

Per cent

Per cent

26,000

15

22.5

26.25

30

33.75

37.5

26,001

39,000

12

18

21

24

27

30

39,001

48,000

9

13.5

15.75

18

20.25

22.5

48,001

6

9

10.5

12

13.5

15

”,

and

(ii) by the substitution of the following Table for Table B:

“TABLE B

Vehicle Category

(1)

CO2 Emissions (CO2 g/km)

(2)

A1

0g/km

A

More than 0g/km up to and including 59g/km

B

More than 59g/km up to and including 99g/km

C

More than 99g/km up to and including 139g/km

D

More than 139g/km up to and including 179g/km

E

More than 179g/km

”.