Top tax dodgers: who they are and what they paid

FARMERS, bosses, shopkeepers and publicans dominate the ranks of Ireland’s tax dodgers, an analysis by The Irish Examiner of €2,122 tax defaulters has found.

The defaulters were all named and shamed by the Revenue Commissioners from October 1, 2001, to June 30 of this year.

The analysis of the defaulters, who paid €262.33 million in taxes and penalties over the period of the survey, shows that farmers are the single biggest group to be named, followed by company directors, retailers, publicans and builders.