The proposal for the abolition of the income tax in Ireland considered

Abstract

Sundry remedies have been suggested to relieve the over-taxation of Ireland. I desire to consider one which has lately been advocated in the Press, namely, the abolition of the Income Tax in Ireland, whether it is practicable, and, if so, to what extent. In order to see what loss there would be to the Revenue, were this proposal carried out, I give the figures as they appear in the Report of the Commissioners of Inland Revenue for the year ending March 31st, 1898. The net receipts of duty for that year in Ireland was #670,742, as against #14,898,851 in England, and #1,601,784 in Scotland.