Ireland Tax Revenue Surges 10.8%, Boosted by Apple Payment

The Irish Revenue Authority collected over €58 billion through July of this year, 10.8% more than the same period a year ago.

About €1.7 billion of the revenue was due to a one-off payment resulting from a European Court of Justice decision Sept. 10, 2024, against American tech company Apple Inc., the Department of Finance said Wednesday.

• “Today’s figures show that in terms of tax revenue we are, broadly speaking, where we expected to be at this point in the year: the clear exception is corporation tax, which, at least for now, is well ahead of last year,” Finance ...