Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 30 April 2013
176. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if he will estimate the amount that would be raised for the Exchequer if the sale of principal residences were included under capital gains tax. [20058/13]
View answerI am informed by the Revenue Commissioners that, as information on the value of capital gains arising from the disposal of principal private residences is not required in capital gains tax returns, there is no dedicated basis for separately identifying the yield that would arise from applying capital gains tax to sales of principal private residences. Accordingly, the specific information requested by the Deputy is not available.
