Seán Kenny
Question:63. Deputy Seán Kenny asked the Minister for Finance the amount of additional tax revenue collected since tax reliefs for private health insurance were reduced. [36022/14]
View answerWednesday, 24 September 2014
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I am informed by the Revenue Commissioners that figures in respect of the cost to the Exchequer of tax relief for medical insurance premiums, allowed through the tax relief at source (TRS) system for the period January to August 2013, prior to the introduction of the tax relief ceiling in October 2013, and the estimated costs for the same period in 2014 are set out in the table below.
|
Tax Period |
Cost €m |
|
Jan-August 2013 |
322 |
|
Jan-August 2014 (provisional) |
254 |
The figures for 2014 are provisional and subject to revision.