Tax Data

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 5 March 2024

Tuesday, 5 March 2024

Ceisteanna (218)

Carol Nolan

Ceist:

218. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Finance if, using data available from the Revenue Commissioners through annual income declarations, he will provide the number of taxi drivers who declared an annual income of less than €10,000 and the number of taxi drivers who declared an income above €10,000 in each of the years 2019, 2022 and 2023, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10230/24]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for Finance

I am advised by Revenue that the Form 11 tax returns capture information on self-declared incomes from a trade, profession, or vocation. This activity is described by the taxpayer on their return in a free-text manner, and as such there is a huge variance in the way activities are described by taxpayers. It is therefore not possible to produce exact figures on those taxpayers who are operating as taxi drivers.