Inquiries earn taxman €283m

THE taxman has recovered €283 million from special investigations into tax-dodging schemes, the Comptroller and Auditor General’s report says.

The DIRT inquiry has yielded €227m from people who have voluntarily admitted holding bogus non-resident accounts and a further €500,000 from people under investigation.

But this investigation is set to continue for a number of years and fives cases are being considered for prosecution.