UNIT 20 Government Revenue and Expenditure 1 Government Revenue
Revenue (Income) for the Government The government receives revenue or income from many sources. Taxation is one of the main sources and is collected by the Office of the Revenue Commissioner.
1. Sources of taxation revenue Income tax (PAYE, PRSI and USC) Value-Added Tax (VAT)
Be the Government
Remember we are looking at this from the government’s point of view.
Taxation is always revenue (income) for the government.
Employees pay tax on income. The more you earn, the more tax you pay.
Tax on goods and services.
Deposit interest retention tax (DIRT) Tax on the interest of savings. Corporation tax Capital gains tax
Tax on companies’ profits.
Capital acquisition tax Customs duties Excise duties Stamp duty Motor tax
Local Property Tax (LPT) Vehicle Registration Tax (VRT)
2. Other sources of revenue Privatisation
Dividends European Union
Tax on the profit from a sale of an asset. Tax on gifts and inheritance.
Tax on goods coming into the country. Tax on cigarettes, alcohol and diesel/petrol. Tax on legal documents.
Tax on cars – based on carbon dioxide emissions. Tax on the market value of all residential properties. Tax on a new car or motorcycle.
The sale of state-sponsored bodies, e.g. Aer Lingus. Income from state-sponsored bodies, e.g. Bord na Móna.
Money from the European Union (EU), e.g. grants from the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Current and capital income
Current income is the regular day-to-day or regular income.
Income tax Value-Added Tax (VAT)
EXAM PREPARATION! State ‘government revenue’.
Explain it with an example. Apply it to another unit.
Capital income is the long-term or once-off income.