Dublin accounts for half of state tax take

DUBLIN’S dominance of the Irish economy is confirmed in new Government figures showing that the capital accounted for more than half of the state’s tax take in 2008.

Figures provided by Finance Minister Brian Lenihan show the tax take from Dublin city and county in 2008 accounted for €16.7 billion of the €31.7bn collected.

The latest figures available, provided in a Dáil response to Fine Gael deputy Leo Varadkar, shows that €5bn in PAYE was paid by Dublin-based workers in 2008 and €3.1bn was paid in corporation taxes by companies with registered offices in Dublin.