20% of taxi drivers not tax compliant

ONE in five taxi drivers are not tax compliant, according to the results of recent multi-agency checkpoints designed to target possible offences by part-time drivers.

The Revenue Commissioners revealed yesterday that 20% of cab drivers questioned during a recent checkpoint in Galway were discovered to have tax issues.

Others were in receipt of social welfare payments which they were not entitled to, given they were in receipt of income from working as a taxi driver.