Dáil Éireann - Volume 67 - 12 May, 1937 - Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers.


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Dáil Éireann - Volume 67 - 12 May, 1937

Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Arrears of Income-tax.

Mr. P.S. Doyle (for Mr. McGilligan) Mr. P.S. Doyle (for Mr. McGilligan)

Mr. P.S. Doyle (for Mr. McGilligan) asked the Minister for Finance if he will state the amount recovered by way of arrears of income-tax in each of the financial years 1932-3, 1933-4, 1934-5, 1935-6, 1936-7.

Minister for Finance (Mr. MacEntee) Minister for Finance (Mr. MacEntee)

Minister for Finance (Mr. MacEntee): As the answer includes a tabular statement, I propose to circulate it with the Official Report.

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Following is the reply: As I stated in my reply to a question by Deputy [173] McGovern on 7th April last, the amount of income-tax collected by the Revenue Commissioners in each financial year has always included considerable sums in respect of income-tax assessed in earlier years, but uncollected for one reason or another, and which, having regard to the rates of tax ruling in previous years, is a fairly consistent proportion of the whole collection in any year.

The rates of income-tax ruling in the period of nine years preceding 1936-37 were, respectively, as follows:—

1927-28	3s.	0d.
1928-29	3s.	0d.
1929-30	3s.	0d.
1930-31	3s.	0d.
1931-32	3s.	6d.
1932-33	5s.	0d.
1933-34	5s.	0d.
1934-35	4s.	6d.
1935-36	4s.	6d.

The following table shows:—

(a) The approximate amount recovered by way of arrears of income-tax in, and

(b) The average rate of income-tax ruling over the period of five years immediately preceding each of the financial years in question.

Financial Year	Average Rate of Income tax Ruling over the Previous Five Years (to nearest penny)		Amount of Arrears of Income tax recovered during the Financial Year (approx.)
	s.	d.	£
1932-33	3	1	725,000
1933-34	3	6	930,000
1934-35	3	11	1,050,000
1935-36	4	2	1,195,000
1936-37	4	6	1,200,000

Mr. Dillon Mr. Dillon

Mr. Dillon: Four figures is all the statement includes.

Mr. MacEntee Mr. MacEntee

Mr. MacEntee: Is this in order?

Mr. Dillon Mr. Dillon

Mr. Dillon: Yes. On a point of order? I submit that an answer which contains only four figures is not a tabular statement and should be read in the House.

Mr. MacEntee Mr. MacEntee

Mr. MacEntee: Deputy Dillon is omniscient.

Mr. Dillon Mr. Dillon

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[174] Mr. Dillon: The Minister does not want to read the figures. That is what is wrong.

An Ceann Comhairle Frank Fahy

An Ceann Comhairle: It is a matter for the Chair to decide whether they should be read or not. The answer seems to me to be rather lengthy.

Dáil Éireann 67 Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. Arrears of Income-tax.

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