asked the Minister for Finance if he will state the amount recovered by way of arrears of income-tax in each of the financial years 1932-3, 1933-4, 1934-5, 1935-6, 1936-7.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Arrears of Income-tax.
As the answer includes a tabular statement, I propose to circulate it with the Official Report.
Following is the reply: As I stated in my reply to a question by Deputy McGovern on 7th April last, the amount of income-tax collected by the Revenue Commissioners in each financial year has always included considerable sums in respect of income-tax assessed in earlier years, but uncollected for one reason or another, and which, having regard to the rates of tax ruling in previous years, is a fairly consistent proportion of the whole collection in any year.
The rates of income-tax ruling in the period of nine years preceding 1936-37 were, respectively, as follows:—
|
1927-28 |
3s. |
0d. |
|
1928-29 |
3s. |
0d. |
|
1929-30 |
3s. |
0d. |
|
1930-31 |
3s. |
0d. |
|
1931-32 |
3s. |
6d. |
|
1932-33 |
5s. |
0d. |
|
1933-34 |
5s. |
0d. |
|
1934-35 |
4s. |
6d. |
|
1935-36 |
4s. |
6d. |
The following table shows:—
(a) The approximate amount recovered by way of arrears of income-tax in, and
(b) The average rate of income-tax ruling over the period of five years immediately preceding each of the financial years in question.
|
Financial Year |
Average Rate of Income tax Ruling over the Previous Five Years (to nearest penny) |
Amount of Arrears of Income tax recovered during the Financial Year (approx.) |
|
|
s. |
d. |
£ |
|
|
1932-33 |
3 |
1 |
725,000 |
|
1933-34 |
3 |
6 |
930,000 |
|
1934-35 |
3 |
11 |
1,050,000 |
|
1935-36 |
4 |
2 |
1,195,000 |
|
1936-37 |
4 |
6 |
1,200,000 |
Four figures is all the statement includes.
Is this in order?
Yes. On a point of order? I submit that an answer which contains only four figures is not a tabular statement and should be read in the House.
Deputy Dillon is omniscient.
The Minister does not want to read the figures. That is what is wrong.
It is a matter for the Chair to decide whether they should be read or not. The answer seems to me to be rather lengthy.