asked the Minister for Finance if he will state the number of persons liable to pay super-tax, the amount of super-tax collected, and the cost of collection for the Financial Year ending the 31st March, 1925, for Saorstát Eireann.
CEISTEANNA—QUESTIONS. ORAL ANSWERS. - COLLECTION OF SUPER-TAX.
The number of persons liable to pay super-tax, as at present ascertained, is 1,310, and the amount of super-tax collected for the year ended 31st March, 1925, was £490,691 9s. 5d. There is no separate record of the cost of administering super-tax as distinct from the general cost of the entire Department.
Would the Minister say what that sum of £490,691 represents in profits?
I could not say. I think a separate question would be necessary.