Record 2021 tax revenues to show Ireland's resilience in Covid crisis        

Total tax revenues for 2021 will power ahead of the €57bn collected in 2020 and exceed the amount collected before the pandemic in 2019, itself a record year

Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe. The Department of Finance figures for tax revenues and spending in December will complete the economic picture, showing an exceptional resilience and recovery, despite the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. Picture: Sam Boal/RollingNews.ie

Tax revenues that the Government collected in 2021 were the highest in the State’s history, showing the resilience of the economy despite two years of fallout from the global pandemic, exchequer returns released on Wednesday will show.

The Department of Finance figures for tax revenues and spending in December will complete the economic picture, showing an exceptional resilience and recovery, despite the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic.