Terence Flanagan (Dublin North East, Fine Gael)
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Question 145: To ask the Minister for Finance the revenue that would accrue from a €5 increase in stamp duty on ATM cards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24896/09]

Brian Lenihan Jnr (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)
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I am advised by the Revenue Commissioners that the full year gain to the Exchequer of an increase of €5 in the stamp duty on ATM cards from the current rate of €2.50 is estimated to be in the order of €7 million. This assumes no change in the rate of stamp duty applying to Combined ATM and Debit cards.#

Terence Flanagan (Dublin North East, Fine Gael)
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Question 146: To ask the Minister for Finance the savings to the Exchequer if the artists' exemption scheme were scrapped; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24897/09]

Brian Lenihan Jnr (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)
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I am informed by the Revenue Commissioners that the annual cost to the Exchequer of the artists' exemption scheme is estimated at €66 million, based on the income declared in income tax returns filed for the income tax year 2006, the most recent year for which the necessary detailed information is available. If, however, the scheme were to be abolished, the actual tax yield to the Exchequer could be lower depending on the extent to which the currently exempt income would be subject to deductions for allowable expenses and other costs.

Terence Flanagan (Dublin North East, Fine Gael)
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Question 147: To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of revenue received by the Exchequer from dirt tax each year from 2004 to date in 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24898/09]

Brian Lenihan Jnr (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)
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The following table sets out the net yield from Deposit Interest Retention Tax (DIRT) collected from 2004 to 31 May 2009: