asked the Minister for Finance the total amount of income tax collected, excluding sur-tax, the amount of sur-tax and the number of persons concerned in respect of the last three financial years.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Income Tax and Sur-Tax.
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Material is not yet available on which to base an estimate of the number of persons liable to income tax and sur-tax for 1961-62. The other information requested by the Deputy is set out in a statement which, with the permission of the Ceann Comhairle, I propose to circulate with the Official Report.
Following is the statement:
|
Year |
Income Tax collected |
Sur-tax collected |
Estimated Number of Income Tax payers |
Estimated Number of Sur-tax payers |
|
£000's |
£000's |
|||
|
1959-60 |
22,337 |
1,932 |
227,000* |
5,500 |
|
1960-61 |
25,530 |
1,736 |
232,000* |
4,000 |
|
1961-62 |
29,414 |
1,880 |
† |
† |
* This figure includes an estimate of 6,500 in respect of companies chargeable to Income Tax.
† Not yet available.