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Tuesday, 22 September 2020

Photo of Richard Boyd BarrettRichard Boyd Barrett (Dún Laoghaire, People Before Profit Alliance)
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251. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated cost of restoring tax relief for trade union subscriptions. [25504/20]

Photo of Paschal DonohoePaschal 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 26.0 337,500

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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