Dáil Éireann Debate, Monday - 11 September 2017
203. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Finance the number of persons earning in excess of and less than €1 million per annum respectively in bands of €50,000; the rate of taxation for each band in each of the past three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38625/17]
View answerI am advised by Revenue that the numbers of taxpayers by ranges of gross income in 2015, the latest year for which data are available, as well as for 2014 and 2013, are available at http://www.cso.ie/px/pxeirestat/Statire/SelectVarVal/Define.asp?maintable=rva01&ProductID=DB_rv01&PLanguage=0.
It should be noted however that this breakdown is not available by individual persons but is presented in terms of tax units (either individuals or married persons / civil partners who have elected or who have been deemed to have elected for joint assessment, who are counted as one tax unit). As such, a jointly-assessed couple with income of €32,000 each would have total income of €64,000 and therefore appear in the income range €60,000 to €70,000.
A further extension of the table is below, detailing the number of income cases, gross income and tax deducted for those in the gross income range €275,000 to €999,999 and €1,000,000 and over. While this does not provide the full set of ranges of income specified by the Deputy, it represents the information available from Revenue at this time. The table below and those on the website also show the amount of income earned and Income Tax paid in each income range.
|
2013 |
2013 |
2014 |
2014 |
2015 |
2015 |
|
|
€275,000 - €999,999 |
€1,000,000 and over |
€275,000 - €999,999 |
€1,000,000 and over |
€275,000 - €999,999 |
€1,000,000 and over |
|
|
Number of Income Cases (Number) |
9,338 |
616 |
9,799 |
650 |
11,057 |
850 |
|
Gross Income (Million) |
3,959.89 |
1,164.11 |
4,181.60 |
1,249.50 |
4,736.72 |
2,869.26 |
|
Tax Deducted (Million) |
1,277.93 |
401.05 |
1,370.91 |
435.76 |
1,547.33 |
1,034.09 |
