Catherine Connolly (Galway West, Independent)
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121. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated cost in a full year if the earned income credit increased from €1,350 to €1,500 for those in receipt of a gross income up to €60,000; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20809/19]

Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael)
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I am advised by Revenue that the full year cost of increasing the Earned Income Credit from €1,350 to €1,500, for taxpayer units in receipt of gross income of up to €60,000, is estimated at €19 million in a full year.

This estimate assumes that all affected taxpayers have the capacity to fully benefit from the increase in the credit. Therefore, €19 million is the maximum cost of this change.