115,000 pensioners face huge tax bills due to blunder

UP to 115,000 old-age pensioners face paying thousands of euro in unpaid taxes as a result of a blunder by the Revenue Commissioners.

Revenue has discovered its records on pension payments were not kept up to date and did not tally with those of the Department of Social Protection.

Yesterday, 115,000 pensioners received letters from Revenue outlining their possible under-payment of tax.