asked the Minister for Finance the amount of money the tax evasion unit collected in 1987 in extra revenue to the Exchequer.
Written Answers. - Tax Evasion Unit.
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It is assumed that the Deputy is referring to the VAT Anti-Evasion Branch.
Final figures for 1987 are not yet available, but I would refer the Deputy to my reply to Parliamentary Question No. 41 of 28 January 1988 in which I advised that the value of revenue collected by the VAT Anti-Evasion Branch in 1986 was £2,673,000. This figure does not include amounts which may have been collected in the ordinary course by the Collector-General in cases drawn to his attention by that branch.