Dunnes Stores ordered to pay Revenue €8.53m concerning plastic bag levy

The 15-year-long tax dispute may yet be decided in the High Court

The initial bill included plastic bags supplied at the check-out and the revised assessment now only concerned 'flimsy’ bags that are generally made available to customers. Picture: iStock

The Tax Appeals Commission (TAC) has ruled that family-owned retail giant Dunnes Stores must pay an amended €8.53m Revenue Commissioners tax bill concerning the plastic bag levy.

However, the €8.53m bill is €28m less than the original €36.57m net aggregate assessment served on Dunnes Stores by the Revenue Commissioners for the environmental levy in 2009.