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Deliveroo workers face higher taxes as part of Revenue gig economy crackdown

Full-time gig economy staff should be classed as employees, says government agency

There are around 1,000 Deliveroo drivers in Ireland who are in the gig economy and do not have tax deducted from their delivery fees. Picture: Getty

Revenue is pushing for Deliveroo drivers and other “gig economy” workers to be taxed at source as part of a crackdown on the practice.

There are around 1,000 Deliveroo drivers in Ireland who are self-employed and therefore do not have tax deducted from their delivery fees. But briefing papers supplied by Revenue to the Dáil’s public accounts committee (PAC) show that it wants gig economy workers to be charged a basic tax rate which would ...