asked the Minister for Finance in respect of the retention tax on professional fees, the proportion of the £25 million estimated yield attributable to fees payable to (a) engineers, (b) surveyors, (c) architects, (d) doctors and surgeons, (e) dentists, (f) solicitors, (g) barristers, (h) veterinary surgeons, (i) valuers and auctioneers and (j) other professions.
Written Answers. - Retention Tax on Professional Fees.
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The estimated 1987 yield of £25 million for the withholding tax on professional fees is broken down in the following table which I propose to circulate in the Official Report.
|
£(m) |
|
|
Payment to doctors and pharmacists by the General Medical Services (Payments) Board |
7.7 |
|
Payments to veterinary surgeons by the Department of Agriculture |
3.0 |
|
Payments to Dentists and Opticians by Department of Social Welfare |
3.2 |
|
Payments to professionals (engineers, architects, quantity surveyors etc.) arising from the public capital programme |
6.0 |
|
Payments for legal services for Government Departments |
0.8 |
|
Payments by AnCO to external trainers |
1.6 |
|
Other |
2.7 |
|
Total |
25.0 |