Link between tax investments and additional tax revenues uncertain
Government gave Administration additional budget to increase checks of tax returns
The Minister of Finance does not know precisely how much additional tax revenue is attributable to the investments made in the Tax and Customs Administration since 2013. It was agreed in the Coalition Agreement that the government would spend an additional €150 million a year to carry out more checks of tax returns. The aim was to correct the errors in the returns filed by businesses and individuals and so misuse, fraud and money laundering. The government’s ambition was to increase tax revenue by €663 million a year.