Government red tape deprives taxpayers of €330m, says FG

TAXPAYERS are missing out on €330 million they are entitled to in refunds due to deliberate Government red tape, Fine Gael claimed last night.

The party’s finance spokesman, Richard Bruton, said that over 60% of cash-back payments for private medical services, rents and bin charges are going uncollected.

An over-complicated application process means those three areas alone are swelling Exchequer coffers by a third of a billion euro which should be in the hands of taxpayers, Mr Bruton said.