Apple court case ruling sees November's corporation tax take double

In the year to the end of November, €99.1bn has been collected in tax receipts — which is €17.1bn ahead of the same period last year driven primarily by a large increase in corporation tax receipts

The Department of Finance explained that the bulk of November's increase was from the court ruling  on the Apple tax case which concluded in September.  File picture: PA

The Exchequer recorded a €13.8bn surplus during the month of November driven by the Government receiving a tranche of the money from the Apple tax case. This compares to a surplus of €5.4bn during the same month last year.

In total, €22.8bn in tax receipts were collected during November, up by €7.2bn in the same month last year. This includes €4.7bn in income tax receipts, up €60m.