Pre-Budget: Irish Taxes on the 'Little People' and the Wealthy

national | consumer issues | other press Friday November 26, 2004 19:24 by Michael Hennigan - Finfacts.com

Tax exempt multi-millionaire artists not shy about lecturing about injustice!

>An artist makes €10 million and doesn't pay a cent in income tax
>Other millionaires also pay no income tax legally
> Income tax by income levels
> Jobs breakdown of earners in excess of €200,000
>Tax as percentage of retail price of select products for Irish consumers
>Tax as a percentage of GDP in OECD countries

Irish artist paid zero tax on annual income of a minimum of €10 million in 2001
http://www.finfacts.com/blog/2004/11/irish-artist-paid-zero-tax-on-annual.html

Irish millionaires pay zero tax legally
http://www.finfacts.com/blog/2004/10/irish-tax-millionaires-pay-zero-tax.html

Tax Paying in Ireland 2000-2004: Distribution of PAYE & Self-Employed Earners and Sectoral Breakdown for Annual Earnings in Excess of €200,000
http://www.finfacts.ie/biz10/irishtaxpayeselfemployedhighearners.htm

Tax as percentage of retail price of select products for Irish consumers; Drink, Fuel, Cars
http://www.finfacts.ie/biz10/irelandtaxproportionretailprice.htm

Tax as percentage of GDP in OECD countries
http://www.finfacts.ie/biz10/taxpercentagegdp.htm