Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 12 November 2013
79. Deputy Kevin Humphreys asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide a breakdown by payment type of the way persons paid their local property tax to the Revenue Commissioners in 2013 on a transaction basis including credit-debit cards, cheque or postal order, direct debit, deduction at source whether salary, social protection payment or agricultural payment, single debit authority or cash; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47860/13]
View answerI am advised by the Revenue Commissioners that the most up-to-date breakdown of Local Property Tax (LPT) payment types for 2013 is published on the Commissioners website at: http://www.revenue.ie/en/tax/lpt/lpt-stats-11-2013.pdf along with other key LPT data. With regard to payments made by deduction at source, I am advised by the Commissioners that a detailed breakdown by deduction from salary or government payments is not currently readily available. LPT Returns are still being filed and more detailed data and analysis will be published in due course. I am further advised that by the end of October 2013 approximately €215m had been transferred by Revenue to the Exchequer.
The breakdown of payment options shown at the link above is as follows:
|
Payment Options based on Amounts Collected to Date (2013 Returns) Payment Type |
% LPT Collected to Date |
% of Designated Liable Owners * |
|
Credit Card |
14.9% |
14.3% |
|
Debit Card |
36.7% |
39.5% |
|
Direct Debit |
10.7% |
12.9% |
|
Single Debit Authority |
24.1% |
16.0% |
|
Cheque |
6.0% |
|
|
Deduct at Source |
0.6% |
7.0% |
|
Service Provider |
7.1% |
10.3% |
|
Total |
100.0% |
100.0% |
* Note: A split between the Single Debit Authority and Cheque options is not available for designated liable owners.
