Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 24 November 2009
191 Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Finance the latest detailed data or report available to him on the distribution of incomes here; and the corresponding levels on income tax collected. [43209/09]
Amharc ar fhreagraI am informed by the Revenue Commissioners that historical data on the distribution of personal incomes by range of gross income has been published for the year 2006 in their Statistical Report for 2008, which is available on the Revenue website at www.Revenue.ie. The data is available in tables IDS 1 to IDS 18 of the Income Distribution Statistics section of that report. In addition, using projected income levels and numbers of income earners, the Revenue Commissioners have updated their incomes data for more recent years using an income tax model maintained for the purpose of estimating the Exchequer effect of budgetary changes to the income tax system. This data is provisional and likely to be revised. On this basis tabulated information on projected incomes data for 2010 has been provided to Deputy Richard Bruton in my recent reply to question No. 88, answer on Thursday 19 November.
