asked the Minister for Finance the total amount of income tax collected under the PAYE system in the past year to the latest available date; the total number of persons who paid income tax by PAYE in that period; and the total amount of income tax collected other than by this method in the same period and the number of persons involved.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Income Tax Receipts.
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The total net receipt of income tax for 1972-73 was £169.2 million approximately, of which about £104.7 million was collected under PAYE. Information regarding the total number of individuals effectively liable to income tax, including PAYE, for the year 1972-73 will not be available for some time.
For the year 1971-72, however, it is estimated that approximately 700,000 individuals were effectively liable to income tax for that year and that of these about 555,000 paid tax under PAYE.