Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 30 June 2020
78. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide a breakdown of the number of persons, earners and tax units who are self-employed and PAYE workers for each of the years 2016 to 2019 by the economic and industrial sector they were employed, income brackets (details supplied), the amount of tax paid in each earning and tax category; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13652/20]
Amharc ar fhreagra80. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance the average pre-tax and after-tax incomes of tax units earning above €100,000 annually; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13654/20]
Amharc ar fhreagraI propose to take Questions Nos. 78 and 80 together.
Regarding Question 13652/20, I am advised by Revenue that the available information on income distribution is published at link: https://statbank.cso.ie/px/pxeirestat/Statire/SelectVarVal/Define.asp?maintable=RVA01&PLanguage=0. This information provides a breakdown of income taxpayers in 2016 and 2017 by range of gross income and by taxpayer type (PAYE or self-employed) and provides data on both incomes and tax liability.
Regarding Question 13654/20, the information in the table at the above link allows for the net income (gross income less tax deducted) to be calculated for all income ranges, including those earning in excess of €100,000.
Data in relation to 2018 will be published at the same location in the coming months. The deadline for filing self-assessment tax returns for 2019 is later in 2020. However, information in relation to incomes and taxes paid by PAYE taxpayers in 2019 across sectors is available in Revenue’s publication ‘Statistics and Insights from the First Year of Real-Time Payroll Reporting (PAYE Modernisation)’ , which is available at link https://www.revenue.ie/en/corporate/information-about-revenue/research/research-reports/income-tax.aspx.
Further information regarding sectoral breakdowns is published at link https://www.revenue.ie/en/corporate/information-about-revenue/statistics/receipts/receipts-sector.aspx. The information includes a sectoral breakdown of tax receipts for 2016, 2017 and 2018, and will be updated to include data in relation to 2019 in the coming weeks.
