Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 18 July 2013
198. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Finance if he will detail, in tabular form, every tax relief available to Irish persons; the tax revenue lost to the Exchequer from each tax relief in each of the past three years; if this data is not available for 2010, 2011 and 2012, inclusive, when he expects it to become available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36752/13]
View answer199. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Finance if he will set out in tabular form the average revenue per person lost to the Exchequer from tax relief obtained by persons within each of the groups (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36753/13]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 198 and 199 together.
I am advised by the Revenue Commissioners that the total identifiable costs to the Exchequer which are currently available relate to income tax and corporation tax allowances, reliefs, exemptions and tax credits. These are shown in Table IT6 on the Revenue Statistical Report for 2011 which is accessible on the Revenue website at www.revenue.ie. The information is located under the main chapter heading of Income Tax and shows the information for the years 2009 and 2010 which are the most recent years for which the necessary detailed historical information is available.
A breakdown of these estimates of costs as specifically requested by the Deputy is not available and could not be provided without undertaking an extensive and costly development of the Revenue tax model.
