Richard Bruton
Question:196. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Finance the number of claimants of a tax exemption on renting a room up to €14,000. [17479/24]
View answerTuesday, 23 April 2024
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The annual cost and number of claimants of the ‘Rent-a-Room Relief’’ is available in the Cost of Tax Expenditures Publication, which is available on the Revenue website at www.revenue.ie/en/corporate/information-about-revenue/statistics/tax-expenditures/costs-expenditures.aspx.
The following table sets out data on the number of taxpayer units availing of the Rent-a-Room scheme, together with the Exchequer cost of the relief for the years 2016 - 2021 (the latest year for which data are available).
|
Year |
Exchequer Cost €m |
Number of Taxpayer Units |
|
2021 |
26.8 |
10,730 |
|
2020 |
20.7 |
9,310 |
|
2019 |
22.2 |
9,810 |
|
2018 |
19.7 |
9,240 |
|
2017 |
12 |
8,160 |
|
2016 |
9.3 |
7,350 |