Tax Collection

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 15 May 2012

Tuesday, 15 May 2012

Questions (93)

Joanna Tuffy

Question:

171 Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Finance if he will supply a table for the tax year 2011 showing, by range of gross income, the sources of incomes of single pensioners, pensioner couples and all pensioners’ incomes distinguishing between the following categories as shown in table 4.1 of the Green Paper on Pensions: income from work and self-employment, other direct income investments, income and so on, occupational or personal pensions, social welfare pensions, other benefits, total gross income, tax and social contributions, net disposable income; the table to show the number of cases in each range of gross income; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23711/12]

Written answers

Minister for Finance (Deputy Michael Noonan)

The position is that the figures in the table referred to by the Deputy were derived from EU-SILC data based on a survey carried out by Central Statistics Office (CSO). To obtain an update of the figures in the manner requested in the question, the Deputy should direct her question directly to the CSO. While the Revenue Commissioners do not maintain statistics on aged income earners in the same manner or detail as are contained in the EU-SILC report, the following is a table provided by the Revenue Commissioners showing the projected distribution of the incomes of income earners aged 65 or over for 2011:

Income Earners Aged 65 or over — Distribution of 2011 gross incomes

Range of Gross Income	Gross Income €	Number	Income Tax €
0-10,000	85,658,906	20,583	0
10,001-20,000	654,280,837	43,101	753,037
20,001-30,000	1,109,449,002	44,886	20,335,869
30,001-40,000	1,057,974,956	30,496	40,732,685
40,001-50,000	903,500,418	20,265	62,352,373
50,001-60,000	673,200,109	12,332	73,761,798
60,001-70,000	490,125,631	7,578	68,533,899
70,001-80,000	377,500,895	5,063	61,595,676
80,001-90,000	277,429,654	3,275	51,663,151
90,001-100,000	205,907,495	2,175	41,926,615
100,001-150,000	560,429,216	4,691	129,087,181
over 150,000	1,143,530,946	3,494	307,633,222
Overall Total	7,538,988,065	197,938	858,375,507

The tax amounts mentioned in the table relate to income tax but do not include the Universal Social Charge.

The figures are estimates from the Revenue tax-forecasting model using actual data for the year 2009 adjusted as necessary for income and employment trends in the interim. These are, therefore, provisional and likely to be revised.

It should be noted that the income ranges shown in the above tables relate to Gross Income as defined in Revenue Statistical Report 2010.

It should also be noted that a married couple who has elected or has been deemed to have elected for joint assessment is counted as one tax unit.