Cork tops the tax dodger league

CORK has more tax dodgers than any other county with Dublin and Kerry hot on its heels.

Dublin, with a population almost three times greater than Cork, had 21 tax defaulters named by the Revenue Commissioners yesterday, compared with 34 for Cork and 19 for Kerry.

In the three-month period to June 30, 2004, there were 242 settlements in excess of €12,700 which the Revenue published yesterday. It total, the State netted €37.30 million in settlements.