Government tax revenues climb 14.5% in February as income tax receipts surge

New figures show Ireland's finances remain in a healthy state as the economy emerges from the Covid crisis

Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe File Picture

The Government collected €3.45bn in tax revenues in February — up by 14.5% from a year earlier — as income tax revenues surged, the latest exchequer returns show.   

The figures from the Department of Finance confirm the Government finances remain in a healthy state as the economy emerges from the Covid crisis.