Tribunal hears tax dodgers paid Revenue €2.2bn

TAX dodgers paid nearly €2.2 billion since the law was tightened in recent years, Revenue Commissioners’ chairman Frank Daly disclosed yesterday.

“As of today, I think the figure stands at €2.193bn,” he told the Moriarty Tribunal.

“That is made up of various investigations - bogus non-resident accounts, offshore assets inquiries, insurance investigations and tribunals.