Regina Doherty
Ceist:122. Deputy Regina Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the value of VAT receipts which were collected in County Meath in each of the years 2014, 2015 and to date in 2016. [38796/16]
Amharc ar fhreagraTuesday, 6 December 2016
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Freagraí scríofa
VAT receipts collected by county are published on the Revenue statistics website: http://www.revenue.ie/en/about/statistics/receipts-county.html.
Collection for 2016 VAT in Meath to end November is provisionally estimated at €215m.
It should be noted that the amount of tax attributed to a county may not necessarily be an indication of economic activity in that county. The liability of a trader to VAT is generally dealt with by reference to the location of the trader's registered office, even though the economic activity may be carried on in another county. The distribution of tax can also vary from year to year as businesses move premises.
The VAT receipts noted above refer to VAT internal, VAT on imports is not recorded on a basis that allows for a county breakdown.