asked the Minister for Finance the current amount of VAT payments due by employers to the Revenue Commissioners; the number of employers in arrears for each year; and the amount due for each year.
Written Answers. - VAT Payments.
81.
The most recent statistics available relate to the position at 31 May 1987, and provide separate figures for 1986 and 1985 and an aggregate figure only for all years up to 1984. Following is the information:
|
Year |
£m |
|
|
All years to |
1984 |
419.6 |
|
1985 |
132.8 |
|
|
1986 |
232.5 |
|
|
Total |
784.9 |
Of this total, the amount estimated to be ultimately collectible is £185 million, of which £51 million has been paid since 31 May 1987.
Statistics are not compiled in such a way as to enable the number of traders from whom VAT was due at 31 May 1987 to be given.