asked the Minister for Finance the percentage of farmers liable for income tax assessment in 1978 who paid no tax, the percentage who paid: under £100, between £100 and £300, between £300 and £700, between £700 and £1,000 and over £1,000.
377.
Written Answers. - Farmers' Tax Liability.
376.
asked the Minister for Finance the percentage of farmers in the taxation net who paid less than £1,000 income tax in 1978.
I propose with the permission of the Ceann Comhairle, to take Questions Nos. 376 and 377 together.
Statistics relating to income tax are not complied in such a manner as would enable the information requested by the Deputy to be given. However, the following is a summary of the results of a sample survey of some 400 farming cases assessed to income tax on their farming profits for the year 1978-79.
|
Amount of |
% of |
|
tax paid |
cases |
|
£ |
|
|
Nil |
47 |
|
Under 100 |
8 |
|
100- 300 |
10 |
|
301- 700 |
18 |
|
701-1000 |
5 |
|
Over 1000 |
12 |