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Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 24 October 2023

Tuesday, 24 October 2023

Questions (202, 203, 204)

Carol Nolan

Question:

202. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Finance the estimated proportion of corporation tax receipts that were spent on capital expenditure from 2015 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46591/23]

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Carol Nolan

Question:

203. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Finance the total corporation tax receipts and the total tax receipts under all headings for each of the years 2010 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46592/23]

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Carol Nolan

Question:

204. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Finance if a portion of corporation tax receipts were ring-fenced for capital expenditure from 2015 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46593/23]

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I propose to take Questions Nos. 202 to 204, inclusive, together.

As with all tax receipts, corporation tax revenues are received into the Central Fund. Issues from the Central Fund are used to fund the day-to-day running of the State and as such it is not generally possible to directly link a specific tax head to specific expenditure.

However, as the Deputy will be aware, in the Summer Economic Statement 2023 it was announced that €2¼ billion in windfall corporate tax receipts (i.e. estimates of corporate tax revenues that are not linked to the domestic economy) would be made available to support the delivery of capital infrastructure projects over the period 2024 to 2026. This approach makes use of these potentially transient revenues to build long-lasting improvements to our economy and society. The specific allocation of such funding is a matter for my colleague the Minister for Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform.

The tax revenue outturn for each year from 2010 to date (end-September 2023) is available at the Department of Finance’s databank at databank.finance.gov.ie/. This data is reproduced below for the Deputy’s convenience.

Tax Headings 2010-2023

2023

2022

2021

2020

2019

2018

2017

2016

2015

2014

2013

2012

2011

2010

Customs

413

636

526

276

349

333

331

318

327

270

246

250

240

229

Excise Duty

4,076

5,441

5,839

5,448

5,940

5,418

5,925

5,711

5,292

4,991

4,791

4,661

4,678

4,678

Capital Gains Tax

452

1,747

1,642

951

1,075

994

826

822

669

561

369

414

416

347

Capital Acquisitions Tax

226

605

581

494

533

522

460

415

400

357

279

283

244

238

Stamps

1,033

1,824

1,483

2,090

1,515

1,453

1,204

1,194

1,268

1,687

1,340

1,429

1,391

960

Income Tax

23,131

30,728

26,667

22,711

22,934

21,242

20,009

19,169

18,359

17,157

15,758

15,176

13,798

11,276

Corporation Tax

14,444

22,643

15,324

11,833

10,888

10,385

8,201

7,351

6,872

4,614

4,270

4,216

3,520

3,924

Value Added Tax

16,769

18,601

15,441

12,424

15,118

14,234

13,303

12,420

11,944

11,153

10,336

10,171

9,741

10,101

Training and Employment Levy

0

0

0

0

0

-

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

1

Local Property Tax

134

-

477

463

469

491

318

47

-

-

Motor Tax Receipts

718

904

907

939

962

977

-

-

-

-

100

Total

61,395

83,130

68,410

57,165

59,314

55,557

50,737

47,864

45,601

41,282

37,806

36,646

34,027

31,753

Question No. 203 answered with Question No. 202.
Question No. 204 answered with Question No. 202.
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