Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 11 March 2015
59. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the cost of extending to the self-employed an earned income tax credit equivalent to the PAYE tax credit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10646/15]
View answerI am advised by the Revenue Commissioners that the cost to the Exchequer of extending the PAYE credit to the self employed and proprietary directors is estimated at €470 million in a full year.
These figures are estimates for 2015 from the Revenue tax forecasting model using the latest actual data for the year 2012, adjusted as necessary for income, self-employment and employment trends in the interim. They are, therefore, provisional and may be revised. A married couple or civil partners who have elected or have been deemed to have elected for joint assessment are counted as one tax unit.
