Finian McGrath (Dublin North Central, Independent)
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Question 143: To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of finance money owed to the Revenue Commissioners which is currently circulating in the economy. [42782/10]

Brian Lenihan Jnr (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)
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I am advised by the Revenue Commissioners that due to the varying nature of the different taxes and the timing of payment and statutory return obligations, it is their practice to publish data in relation to tax debts on an annual basis. This facilitates meaningful comparative analysis. The latest published figures for outstanding taxes, showing the position as at 31 March 2010, is as follows:

Of the total debt on record of €2,112 million, €669m was under appeal and therefore not available for collection.

Of the total of €1,443m available for collection, €946m was under active collection while €378m was at enforcement and €119m was being managed through agreed instalment arrangement, where additional time to pay is given by Revenue.