Richard Bruton (Dublin North Central, Fine Gael)
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Question 250: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of persons that will pay tax at the 42% rate in 2006; the number that will pay at a maximum of the 20% rate; and the total number of income tax payers. [27706/06]

Brian Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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I am advised by the Revenue Commissioners that the information requested by the Deputy is as follows:

The numbers of income earners above have been rounded to the nearest hundred as appropriate. The numbers of income earners are based on actual data for 2002 projected forward in accordance with macro-economic data relating to actual and expected growth in incomes and employment.

It should be noted that a married couple who has elected or has been deemed to have elected for joint assessment is counted as one tax unit.