asked the Minister for Finance if he will state for each of the last five financial years (1) the total amounts collected in (a) income-tax under schedules A, B, C, D and E, (b) surtax and (c) corporation profits tax; (2) the number of taxpayers (persons, firms or companies as the case may be) who have contributed each year to each amount of tax collected, and (3) the amount of arrears of tax outstanding under each of the headings specified at the end of each of the financial years in question.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Tax Collection.
Some of the information for which the Deputy asks is not yet available in respect of the latest financial years. The information available, however, is contained in a statement which, with the permission of the Ceann Comhairle, I propose to circulate in the Official Report.
Following is the statement:—
(1) Tax Collected
|
(a) Income-Tax |
(b) Surtax |
(c) Corporation Profits Tax |
|
|
£ |
£ |
£ |
|
|
1953-54 |
20,214,828 |
2,061,833 |
2,596,284 |
|
1954-55 |
21,344,749 |
2,133,993 |
2,943,897 |
|
1955-56 |
22,654,808 |
2,139,139 |
3,200,452 |
|
1956-57 |
22,042,395 |
2,049,754 |
3,075,085 |
|
1957-58 |
23,010,083 |
2,193,191 |
2,930,254 |
(2) Estimated number of Taxpayers
|
Income-Tax |
Surtax |
|
|
1953-54 |
213,500* |
8,700 |
|
1954-55 |
176,500* |
9,000 |
|
1955-56 |
175,000* |
9,400 |
* This figure includes an estimate of 6,500 in respect of companies chargeable to Income-Tax.
Corporation Profits Tax: It is estimated that there were about 1,750 companies liable to Corporation Profits Tax in respect of each of the years 1953-54 to 1955-56 inclusive.
Material on which estimates for 1956-57 and 1957-58 could be based is not yet available.
(3) Tax outstanding
|
As at |
For all years up to and including |
Income-Tax |
Surtax |
Corporation Profits Tax |
|
£ |
£ |
£ |
||
|
*31-3-54 |
1952-53 |
10,395,142 |
2,648,122 |
516,055 |
|
*31-3-55 |
1953-54 |
11,702,576 |
3,049,935 |
523,836 |
|
*31-3-56 |
1954-55 |
11,711,555 |
3,268,400 |
485,784 |
|
*31-3-57 |
1955-56 |
10,773,970 |
3,314,237 |
519,242 |
|
*31-3-58 |
1956-57 |
Not yet available. |
* NOTE: Particulars of Income-Tax outstanding are compiled as at the 1st June each year, and the corresponding dates for Income-Tax outstanding are, therefore, 1-6-54, 1-6-55, 1-6-56, 1-6-57 and 1-6-58 respectively.