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Mr Nash said the figures issued from the Revenue Commissioners shows that around a quarter of all PAYE taxpayers in 2022 and 2023 may have overpaid tax.

Around a quarter of PAYE workers overpaying income tax

New figures released to Labour's finance spokesperson Ged Nash in a parliamentary question show that about a quarter of PAYE workers are overpaying their income tax.

Business • 01 Nov 24

European Central Bank's chief economist Professor Philip Lane

High earners could pay more tax to support poorest:Lane

High earners and extremely profitable companies could pay more taxes to finance support for society's poorest as they struggle with record inflation, the European Central Bank's chief economist has said.

Business • 27 Sep 22

Sri Lanka is in the middle of its worst economic crisis since independence

Sri Lanka raises taxes on wine, cheese to curb imports

Cash-strapped Sri Lanka raised tariffs on a wide range of goods including wine and cheese, in a new drive to discourage imports and preserve foreign currency reserves, the finance ministry said today.

Business • 02 Jun 22

Amazon wins $303m court fight in blow to EU tax crusade

Amazon has won its fight against an EU order to pay about €250m in back taxes to Luxembourg in another blow to competition chief Margrethe Vestager's crusade against preferential deals.

Business • 12 May 21

AOI is registered at the company's Holyhill campus in Cork and covers most of Apple's non-US subsidiaries

Profits at Apple's Cork based subsidiary down 19%

Pre-tax profits at an Irish-based Apple business last year decreased by 19% to $33.8 billion (€28 billion), new figures show today.

Business • 06 May 21

Revenue has seen a transformation of the administration and collection of payroll taxes.

Revenue collected €54.5 billion in 2018

The Revenue Commissioners collected €54.5 billion in taxes and duties for the Exchequer in 2018, according to preliminary results published today.

Business • 04 Jan 19

Fine Gael this afternoon launched an online tax calculator

Noonan: FF has €1.24bn 'black hole of Calcutta'

Minister for Finance Michael Noonan has asserted there is a €1.24bn discrepancy in Fianna Fáil's manifesto costings, calling it the party's "black hole of Calcutta". He has also taken aim at Sinn Féin finance spokesperson Pearse Doherty.

Election 2016 • 18 Feb 16

Alex Salmond says there would be no need to increase taxes if Scotland broke away from England

Independent Scotland would keep the pound: Salmond

An independent Scotland would keep the pound and remain in the European Union, its First Minister Alex Salmond has said.

Business • 26 Nov 13

Barack Obama said there were still issues to resolve

US set to miss 'fiscal cliff' deadline'

US President Barack Obama has said it appears a deal on the "fiscal cliff" is within sight, however no vote is expected before the midnight EST deadline.

News • 01 Jan 13

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