Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 4 October 2016
137. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Finance the number of persons and companies and associated amount of income and gains, in increments of €5,000, in receipt of tax relief related to woodlands here, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28273/16]
View answerA breakdown of the number of claims in respect of exempted profits or gains from the occupation of woodlands on a commercial basis is provided by the Revenue Commissioners in the table in incremental bands of €5,000. To protect taxpayer confidentiality those with relevant profits or gains greater than €65,000 have been banded together. The data provided are in respect of 2014, the most recent year for which full information is available.
|
Amount of Profit or Gains € |
Number of Claimants |
|
1 - 5,000 |
4,804 |
|
5,001 - 10,000 |
1,967 |
|
10,001 - 15,000 |
719 |
|
15,001 - 20,000 |
320 |
|
20,001 - 25,000 |
177 |
|
25,001 - 30,000 |
103 |
|
30,001 - 35,000 |
55 |
|
35,001 - 40,000 |
41 |
|
40,001 - 45,000 |
36 |
|
45,001 - 50,000 |
20 |
|
50,001 - 55,000 |
22 |
|
55,001 - 60,000 |
18 |
|
60,001 - 65,000 |
16 |
|
more than 65,001 |
80 |
|
Total |
8,378 |
