Richest avoid paying €373m in tax by taking advantage of reliefs

More than 1,500 of the country’s top earners avoided paying €373m in taxes in 2010 by availingof a catalogue of reliefs.

The top 387 of these earners took home €345m that year alone.

The 56 tax reliefs allowed the rich to write off investments in areas including tourism, town renewal, mining, and health.