asked the Minister for Social Welfare the estimated loss to the Exchequer in 1975 of the total exemption to all employers of their contributions to social insurance.
Written Answers. - Social Insurance Exemptions.
59.
Final figures of the income for 1975 of the various social insurance schemes are not yet available. Provisional returns indicate that the loss to the Exchequer in 1975 resulting from the total exemption to all employers of their contributions to social insurance would have been as follows:
|
Scheme |
Administered by |
Estimated loss to Exchequer |
|
£ |
||
|
Social Insurance |
Department of Social Welfare |
90,396,000 |
|
Occupational Injuries |
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3,500,000 |
|
Supplementary Unemployment (West Time) |
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112,000 |
|
Redundancy |
Department of Labour |
3,431,000 |
|
Health Act Schemes |
Department of Health |
1,000,000 |
|
Total |
£98,439,000 |
The figure shown above falls to be reduced by £7.5 million which is the approximate amount paid in social welfare contributions by the Exchequer as an employer.