I propose to take Questions Nos. 166 to 169, inclusive, and 208 to 210, inclusive, together.
I assume that when referring to the employee tax credit, the Deputy is referring to the Employee PAYE Tax Credit.
I am advised by Revenue that the estimated increases to the Standard Rate Cut Off points, Earned Income Tax credit, Employee PAYE Tax Credit and Home Carer Tax Credit are set out in tabular form on pages 6 and 7 of the Revenue Ready Reckoner, which is available at the link: https://www.revenue.ie/en/corporate/documents/statistics/ready-reckoner.pdf.
While some of the costs of the increases sought by the Deputy are not displayed in the Ready Reckoner, they can be estimated on a straight-line or pro-rata basis from the costs shown. These estimated costs are shown in the following tables.
Increase to Standard Rate Cut-Off Point +€2,400
|
Standard Rate Cut Off Point Budget 2020
|
First Year Cost €m
|
Full Year Cost €m
|
Single Earner
|
€37,700
|
172.8
|
200
|
Married Couple One Earner
|
€46,700
|
60.8
|
73.6
|
Married Couple Two Earners
|
€75,400
|
185.6
|
216
|
Increase to Standard Rate Cut-Off Point +€2,000
|
Standard Rate Cut Off Point Budget 2020
|
First Year Cost €m
|
Full Year Cost €m
|
Single Earner
|
€37,300
|
144
|
166.7
|
Married Couple One Earner
|
€46,300
|
50.7
|
61.3
|
Married Couple Two Earners
|
€74,600
|
154.7
|
180
|
|
Earned Income Credit Budget 2020
|
First Year Cost €m
|
Full Year Cost €m
|
Increase to Earned Income Tax Credit +€150
|
€1,500
|
20
|
36
|
|
Home Carer Tax Credit Budget 2020
|
First Year Cost €m
|
Full Year Cost €m
|
Increase to Home Carer Tax Credit +€75
|
€1,575
|
5.3
|
6
|
|
Employee PAYE Tax Credit Budget 2020
|
Full Year Cost €m
|
Increase to PAYE Employee Tax Credit +€50
|
€1,700
|
103
|
Increase to PAYE Employee Tax Credit +€100
|
€1,750
|
206
|
Increase to PAYE Employee Tax Credit
|
Employee PAYE Tax Credit
|
Full Year Cost €m
|
+€50
|
€1,700
|
103
|
+€100
|
€1,750
|
206
|
+€150
|
€1,800
|
309
|
+€200
|
€1,850
|
412
|
+€250
|
€1,900
|
515
|
+€300
|
€1,950
|
618
|
+€350
|
€2,000
|
721
|
+€400
|
€2,050
|
824
|
+€450
|
€2,100
|
927
|
+€500
|
€2,150
|
1,030
|
+€550
|
€2,200
|
1,133
|
These estimates have been generated by reference to 2019 incomes, calculated on the basis of actual data for 2016, the latest year for which returns are available, and adjusted for income, self-employment and employment trends in the interim. The figures are however provisional and may be revised.
I am advised by Revenue that it is not possible to provide costings beyond Budget 2020 because the model used by Revenue does not have the ability to estimate beyond one static set level of growth (i.e. macros, elasticities etc.) using 2016 tax returns (the latest returns that are available). Revenue can only generate estimates for one year and not multiple steps over multiple years.