Shane Ross (Dublin South, Independent)
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Question 233: To ask the Minister for Finance the percentage of total annual revenue from taxation that comes from salary tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20423/12]

Michael Noonan (Limerick City, Fine Gael)
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The relevant taxes in this case are Income Tax, the Income Levy and the Universal Social Charge collected under the PAYE system. I am informed by the Revenue Commissioners that for the calendar year 2011, the latest year for which the necessary detailed information is available, the total yield from these taxes was 33 per cent of the total Exchequer tax revenue of €34,027 million.