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Tax Yield.

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 27 April 2005

Wednesday, 27 April 2005

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Bernard J. Durkan

Ceist:

177 Mr. Durkan asked the Minister for Finance the extent to which income tax and or other revenue returns are on target to date for 2005; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13697/05]

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Overall tax revenues to end March 2005, at €9,024 million, were €221 million or 2.5% ahead of the Department's tax profile target published in January last. Of the main individual tax heads, income taxes were €12 million, 0.5%, below target. VAT receipts were €139 million, 4%, above target. Other taxes to perform ahead of expectations were stamp duties, + €39 million or 7.3%; corporation tax, + €12 million or 2.1%; customs duties, + €12 million or 28.1%; capital acquisitions tax, + €8 million or 17.4%. On the other hand, capital gains tax came in €45 million or 8.8% below target while excises also performed marginally below expectations, —€3 million or 0.2%.

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