'No virus fallout' for exchequer as corporation tax revenues surge

There was no evidence that the coronavirus fallout is hitting government tax revenues in recent weeks, the latest exchequer figures show, as Vat revenues rose and corporation tax income continued to pour into the government coffers.

The exchequer took in over €3.3bn in tax revenues in February, up by over 21% from February 2019, and over 9% more than was anticipated for the month by the Department of Finance.