Written answers

Tuesday, 27 July 2021

Photo of Gerald NashGerald Nash (Louth, Labour)
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319. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated cost to the Exchequer of removing stamp duty on credit cards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39862/21]

Photo of Gerald NashGerald Nash (Louth, Labour)
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362. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated yield which would accrue from a 1% increase in the rate of stamp duty on non-residential property; the estimated yield that would accrue if these rates were only subject to sales above €500,000 or €1,000,000, respectively in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39925/21]

Photo of Gerald NashGerald Nash (Louth, Labour)
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363. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated revenue which would be raised from increasing commercial stamp duty from 7.5% to 15%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39926/21]

Photo of Paschal DonohoePaschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 319, 362 and 363 together.

Regarding Question No. 319 the yield from Stamp Duty on credit cards is published on the Revenue website at link: www.revenue.ie/en/corporate/information-about-revenue/statistics/receipts/receipts-stamp-duty.aspx. The cost of the abolition can be assumed to be in the region of the yield for the latest year.

Regarding Questions No. 362 and 363, the Revenue Ready Reckoner, which is available at link: www.revenue.ie/en/corporate/documents/statistics/ready-reckoner.pdf, shows on page 19, the estimated yield from changes to the rate of Stamp Duty on non-residential property. The proposed increases can be derived on a pro rata basis from information provided.

Photo of Gerald NashGerald Nash (Louth, Labour)
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320. To ask the Minister for Finance the anticipated savings to the Exchequer in 2022 from ending the employment and investment incentive scheme, the key employee engagement programme, the special assignee relief programme and the foreign earnings deduction in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39863/21]

Photo of Gerald NashGerald Nash (Louth, Labour)
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321. To ask the Minister for Finance the anticipated savings to the Exchequer in 2022 from ending the rent-a-room relief; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39864/21]

Photo of Pearse DohertyPearse Doherty (Donegal, Sinn Fein)
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445. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated revenue that would be generated in 2022 by ending the Special Assignee Relief Programme. [41354/21]

Photo of Paschal DonohoePaschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 320, 321 and 445 together.

I am advised by Revenue that the estimated costs of the Rent a Room relief, the Employment and Investment Incentive (EII), the Special Assignee Relief Programme (SARP) and the Foreign Earnings Deduction (FED) in relation to 2018 (the latest year for which data are available) can be found in the ‘Cost of Tax Expenditures Report’which is published on the Revenue website.

A summary table can also be found below.

These costs may be assumed to offer some indication of a broad nature of the savings to the Exchequer that might arise if the schemes/reliefs in question were ended for a given year. However, this does not take changes in taxpayer behaviour into account, or the secondary economic benefit provided by these schemes/reliefs.

Regarding the Key Employee Engagement Scheme (KEEP), I am advised by Revenue that the first year the scheme became available was 2018. Generally, a qualifying employee must hold any share options granted under the scheme for at least 12 months prior to exercise. Therefore, 2019 was the earliest date that individuals were likely to exercise their options to acquire shares in qualifying companies. An estimate of the cost for the 2019 tax year will be available later in the summer and will be available in the ‘Costs of Tax Expenditures Report’.

Measure Cost
Employment and Investment Incentive (EII) €14.5 million (2018)
Special Assignee Relief Programme (SARP) €42.4 million (2018)
Foreign Earnings Deduction (FED) €5.4 million (2018)
Rent-A-Room Relief €19.7 million (2018)
Key Employee Engagement Programme (KEEP) -

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