Revenue owed over €1.8bn in unpaid taxes

REVENUE was owed over €1.8bn in unpaid taxes at the end of March, with €628 million of that amount being the subject of appeal.

The Comptroller’s report shows that between March 2008 and March 2009, €575m in taxes went unpaid. When added to monies owed from previous years, it brought the total of unpaid taxes to €1.86bn.

Of that figure, €628m is the subject of appeals by those who failed to pay, and while these appeals are being processed, Revenue is prevented from seeking to collect the money.