Written answers
Thursday, 17 July 2014
Department of Finance
Tax Yield
Michael McGrath (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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61. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount raised from the levy on private medical insurance policies in each of the past four years, the rates of payment for various categories of insured person that are made under the scheme and the amounts paid to each of the medical insurers. [32465/14]
Michael Noonan (Limerick City, Fine Gael)
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I am advised by the Revenue Commissioners that the yield in each of the past four years from the interim Stamp Duty levy, expired on 31 December 2012 was as follows.
YEAR | Stamp Duty Health Insurance Levy Yield €m |
---|---|
2010 | 318 |
2011 | 347 |
2012 | 437 |
2013 | 173 |
The interim Risk Equalisation Scheme was replaced by a permanent scheme from 1 January 2013. Risk equalisation fund receipts for 2013 were €413m (the first year of the fund).
The rates of the health insurance levy from 2009 onwards are shown in the following table.
Year | Rate (under 18) | Rate (over 18) |
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2014 (from 1 March 2014 onwards) | €100 (non-advanced cover) €135 (advanced cover) | €290 (non-advanced cover) €399 (advanced cover) |
2013 (from 31 March 2013 to 28 February 2014) | €100 (non-advanced cover) €120 (advanced cover) | €290 (non-advanced cover) €350 (advanced cover) |
2012/Q1 2013 | €95 | €285 |
2011 | €66 | €205 |
2010 | €55 | €185 |
2009 | €53 | €160 |
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