Exchequer Returns
# exchequer-returns - Thursday 2 May, 2013
The Evening Fix… now with added White House GIFS
Here are the things we learned, loved and shared today.
Three of the ‘big four’ tax heads fell short of expectations in April
A total of €21 million in local property tax was collected during April.
# exchequer-returns - Wednesday 3 April, 2013
Deficit stands at €3.7 billion in latest exchequer returns
Tax revenue was ahead of target by €47 million with corporation tax surpassing its target by €147 million.
# exchequer-returns - Monday 4 March, 2013
Exchequer returns show slight fall in tax take for February
The total tax take in February 2013 was €2.042 billion – down by €186 million on the same month from last year.
# exchequer-returns - Monday 4 February, 2013
Exchequer figures show slight fall in government income in January
A €1 billion sale of Bank of Ireland notes means Ireland recorded an Exchequer surplus for January 2013.
# exchequer-returns - Saturday 5 January, 2013
Savings, shopping and J.Lo: The week in numbers
Did Irish people get any better at saving in 2012? And how much will the next batch of new TDs pay for a pension?
# exchequer-returns - Friday 4 January, 2013
Ireland set to beat EU’s deficit target for 2012, says Hayes
The EU wanted the general government deficit to be under 8.6 per cent of GDP, but it could be under even 8 per cent.
# exchequer-returns - Thursday 3 January, 2013
Exchequer deficit reduced by €10bn in 2012 to €14.9bn
VAT and corporation tax recorded surpluses, while income tax and excise duties recorded shortfalls.
# exchequer-returns - Tuesday 4 December, 2012
Exchequer returns: Government’s tax take 0.5 per cent below target
The Department of Finance has released the last exchequer returns before tomorrow’s Budget with income tax take for November 12 per cent below target.
# exchequer-returns - Saturday 1 December, 2012
Government income for 2012 to fall short of Budget target
The first documents for Budget 2013 show the government expecting a 4.5 per cent increase in income tax in 2013.
# exchequer-returns - Friday 2 November, 2012
Exchequer returns show €2.9 billion deficit due, in part, to payment to the ESM
Spending at the Department of Social Protection was more than expected, whereas the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation continues to underspend.
# exchequer-returns - Thursday 4 October, 2012
Department defends underspend as unemployment stays at 14.8 per cent
The Department of Jobs has said that its performance must relate to services delivered and not money spent as figures show it underspent by €85 million in the first three quarters of 2012.
# exchequer-returns - Tuesday 2 October, 2012
The Evening Fix…now with added tomato sauce
The things we learned, loved and shared today.
Exchequer returns show tax take up but deficit at over €11bn
Spending at the Departments of Health and Social Protection were more than expected, according to the latest figures from the Department of Finance.
The 5 at 5: Tuesday
5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock…
# exchequer-returns - Thursday 27 September, 2012
Ireland spent €25 billion more than it took in last year
The annual report from the Comptroller & Auditor General says State spending reached an all-time high in 2011.
# exchequer-returns - Tuesday 4 September, 2012
Tax revenues ahead of target by 1.7 per cent
Tax revenues to the end of August have brought in €365 million more than expected.
# exchequer-returns - Thursday 2 August, 2012
The Evening Fix: Thursday
Things we learned, loved and shared today.
Latest figures show government’s tax income ahead of target
The Exchequer Returns for the end of July show the tax take is 2.5 per cent ahead of target, and 9 per cent up on last year.
# exchequer-returns - Monday 21 May, 2012
Noonan dismisses plan for government bonds linked to tax income
Fianna Fáil’s Michael McGrath had asked the finance minister to consider a bond specifically linked to exchequer returns.
# exchequer-returns - Friday 2 March, 2012
The Daily Fix: Friday
All the day’s main news as well as the bits and pieces that you may have missed…
Exchequer figures show deficit and tax revenue rise
The deficit rose slightly in the first two months of this year when compared to figures for the same period in 2011.
# exchequer-returns - Sunday 11 December, 2011
One in seven cigarettes is illegally smuggled
The Exchequer is losing out on €250million a year – or around half the amount recently cut from the social welfare budget.
# exchequer-returns - Friday 2 December, 2011
Government: Tax take is €500m less than we expected
The latest exchequer figures are in – and it’s worse than expected.
# exchequer-returns - Wednesday 5 October, 2011
Government accused of hoarding pension levy to skew exchequer figures
Michael McGrath says the government’s pension levy isn’t being used on job creation – but the government disagrees.
# exchequer-returns - Tuesday 4 October, 2011
# exchequer-returns - Wednesday 3 August, 2011
Exchequer runs €18.9bn deficit in first seven months – with banks to blame
Department of Finance figures show that the Exchequer would be €2bn better off than at last year, if not for the banks.
# exchequer-returns - Monday 4 July, 2011
Budget deficit for first half of the year stands at €10.8bn
While the deficit is in line with the Department of Finance’s estimates, the tax-take for the first six months of 2011 is below the government’s forecast.
# exchequer-returns - Thursday 2 June, 2011
Exchequer returns down slightly on Dept of Finance forecast
Lower company tax returns are being blamed for the fall in Exchequer returns for this year to the end of May.
# exchequer-returns - Monday 4 April, 2011
The Daily Fix: Monday
Our daily guide to the news of the day, and with a few other bits and pieces you might have missed.
Exchequer returns show €7.1bn gap in first three months
Ireland spent €7.07bn more than it earned in the first three months of 2011 – a major jump on the €3.94bn from last year.
# exchequer-returns - Wednesday 5 January, 2011
2010 tax take €703m ahead of forecasts, says Department
Ireland’s revenue was 2.3% ahead of planned, while spending only overran by 0.3% – but the deficit is still huge.
# exchequer-returns - Thursday 2 December, 2010
Ireland’s budget deficit not as bad as suspected
Exchequer figures show income tax take is down – but corporation tax receipts were higher than expected in November.
# exchequer-returns - Thursday 2 September, 2010
Exchequer deficit hits €12.1bn in August
Government insists returns are “stabilising”.
















































