Revenue and Central Bank pay €59m to legal and accountancy providers in three years

Last year, the Revenue Commissioners spent €11.8m on legal and accountancy service providers

The spend by the Revenue Commissioners on legal and accountancy services for the period from January 2018 to the end of last month totalled €35.3m. Picture: Laura Hutton/RollingNews.ie

The Revenue Commissioners and the Central Bank paid out €59m in fees to legal and accountancy service providers since the start of 2018.

That is according to new figures provided by Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe, who has confirmed the spend by the Revenue Commissioners on legal and accountancy services for the period from January 2018 to the end of last month totalled €35.3m.