Tax Yield

Thursday, 14 June 2012

Questions (33)

Gerald Nash

Question:

33 Deputy Gerald Nash asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide in tabular form the monthly yield of VAT from each tax district and tax region for each month from January 2010 to May 2012 inclusive. [28845/12]

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Written answers

Minister for Finance (Deputy Michael Noonan)

I am informed by the Revenue Commissioners that the estimated net receipt for VAT (Domestic) for the year 2010 is €9,051 million and the breakdown on a county basis is set out in the table below; corresponding information is not yet available on this basis for either 2011 or 2012 to date. It should be noted that Revenue officers operate within certain geographical boundaries known as bailiwicks, which equate geographically with counties. Data on the net receipts of some taxes can be linked to bailiwicks to provide an estimated breakdown of receipts on a county basis and this had been done for the purpose of the question.

It should be noted that the liability of a trader to VAT is generally dealt with by reference to the location of the trader's registered office even though the economic activity may be carried on in another county.

I am further informed by the Revenue Commissioners that the information requested is not available on a monthly basis and either could not be obtained or could not be obtained without conducting a protracted examination of the Revenue Commissioners' records.

Breakdown of net receipt for VAT (Domestic) for the year 2010 by County

County	2010
	€m
Carlow	49.2
Cavan	64.0
Clare	91.2
Donegal	96.9
Galway	230.4
Kerry	133.1
Kildare	287.0
Kilkenny	79.9
Laois	56.0
Leitrim	18.3
Limerick	169.9
Longford	20.0
Louth	160.9
Mayo	112.5
Meath	185.2
Monaghan	47.6
Offaly	51.0
Roscommon	39.5
Sligo	40.9
Tipperary	127.8
Waterford	88.0
Westmeath	71.5
Wexford	115.9
Wicklow	138.2
Dublin	5,373.5
Cork	743.0
Other/foreign	459.6
Total	9,051.0

Breakdown of net receipt for VAT (Domestic) for the year 2010 by Region

Region	VAT 2010
	€m
Dublin	5,373.5
East South-East	1,127.2
Border Midlands West	953.5
South West	1,137.2
Other/foreign	459.6
Total	9,051.0