The Sunday Business Post yesterday reported that Revenue are investigating various Garda allowances. Let’s just assume that there is a tax liability of €900 million. Who is responsible for paying the tax? The Department of Justice – It is the employer’s responsibility to ensure PAYE is properly applied.
So we have one Government Department (Revenue) putting the squeeze on another Department (Justice)… and a significant amount of Revenue times and resources devoted to this investigation. To what end? There is no net yield to Ireland Inc.
