Tax transfer applications and eligibility
The Minister said 49,492 applications were received, fewer than 40,000 might qualify, and the £4 million family-income-supplement provision had been budgeted for about 20,000 applicants.
asked the Minister for Finance the number of people who applied to the Revenue Commissioners for the tax transfer of £9.60 which was brought in by the previous Government.
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Comment on this
asked the Minister for Finance the number of applicant families who would have gained a family income supplement through the tax credit transfer payment of £9.60.
Comment on this
(Clare): I propose to take Questions Nos. 4 and 5 together.
The total number of applications received was 49,492. This figure includes applications which, for various reasons, would not have qualified for the payment. It is tentatively estimated that the number of applications which would have qualified for the payment would be less than 40,000.
For budgetary purposes, the cost of the part of the scheme relating to family income supplement was estimated at £4 million which would have provided for about 20,000 applicants.