Seán Ó Fearghaíl (Kildare South, Fianna Fail)
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Question 184: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of individual taxpayers removed from the tax net as a result of the budget provisions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15099/05]

Brian Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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I have been advised by the Revenue Commissioners that some 66,000 income earners are estimated to have become exempt from income tax as a result of the changes announced in the 2005 budget. This figure is a provisional estimate. A married couple that has elected or has been deemed to have elected for joint assessment is counted as a single tax unit.