€1.3bn in unpaid taxes foregone since 2011

The Revenue Commissioners haven’t pursued almost €1.3bn in unpaid tax over the past five years, new figures show.

Revenue may forego unpaid taxes for a number of reasons, including when a business ceases trading or becomes insolvent.

The vast majority of the 700,000 or so cases involved small sums of up to €100, which Revenue deemed “uneconomic to pursue”, however.