Tax revenues in the first half of the year rose 3.4 per cent year on year to €17.6 billion, according to the latest Exchequer Returns released by the Department of Finance.
* **Read Cliff Taylor's analysis here**
The returns beat the government’s target by 1 per cent, the department said. It said that the bailout program primary deficit target was met for the 11th consecutive quarter.
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