Written answers
Tuesday, 28 July 2020
Department of Finance
Tax Reliefs
Pearse Doherty (Donegal, Sinn Fein)
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255. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated full-year cost in 2021 of restoring trade union tax relief at the level it was at before its abolition; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18765/20]
Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael)
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The following table sets out details of the cost of the tax relief for trade union subscriptions in the seven years immediately prior to its end, including 2010 (in which year, the measure cost some €26 million):
Year | Cost (€ million) | No. of Claims |
---|---|---|
2004 | 10.7 | 248,300 |
2005 | 11.8 | 272,100 |
2006 | 19.2 | 294,300 |
2007 | 20.7 | 316,300 |
2008 | 26.4 | 341,900 |
2009 | 26.7 | 345,800 |
2010 | 26 | 337,500 |
I am advised by Revenue that while these figures may not provide an accurate indicator of future costs of a new scheme, there is no other basis available to Revenue on which to estimate such costs.
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