Corporate tax boom sees receipts reach €2bn; 125,000 Electric Ireland customers behind on bills

Ireland’s strong corporate tax receipts continued in September as receipts for the month of €2 billion were double the same month last year, according to the latest set of exchequer returns. The state took in almost as much last month in taxes from business as it did from taxing workers’ pay. The returns show the exchequer reaped a total €13.8 billion in corporation tax over the first nine months of the year, up €5.8 billion ...