12 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Finance the number of PAYE taxpayers and self-employed with incomes in excess of £25,000 for the latest year for which figures are available; if his attention has been drawn to the speech made by an Assistant Secretary of the Revenue Commissioners to the Foundation for Fiscal Studies on 5 November 1993 in which he stated that certain persons earning up to £150,000 per year can use a range of reliefs and incentives to avoid paying any tax whatsoever; his views on whether this is equitable; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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12 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Finance the number of PAYE taxpayers and self-employed with incomes in excess of £25,000 for the latest year for which figures are available; if his attention has been drawn to the speech made by an Assistant Secretary of the Revenue Commissioners to the Foundation for Fiscal Studies on 5 November 1993 in which he stated that certain persons earning up to £150,000 per year can use a range of reliefs and incentives to avoid paying any tax whatsoever; his views on whether this is equitable; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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1. 21 April 1994

   Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Taxpayer Statistics.

   12 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Finance the number of PAYE taxpayers and self-employed with incomes in excess of £25,000 for the latest year for which figures are available; if his attention has been drawn to the speech made by an Assistant Secretary of the Revenue Commissioners to the Foundation for Fiscal Studies on 5 November 1993 in which he stated that certain persons earning up to £150,000 per year can use a range of reliefs and incentives to avoid paying any tax whatsoever; his views on whether this is equitable; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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