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The latest tax defaulters’ list published by Revenue (from the period of January 1 to March 31) show that a Castlebar man paid €1,487,742 as a settlement for the underdeclaration of income tax and VAT.

Two Galway businessmen made tax settlements in the first quarter of this year, the latest list of tax defaulters published by the Revenue Commissioners reveal.

Galway Sinn Féin will be calling on the public to sign its petition against the controversial and much resented Universal Social Charge.

On March 28 several staff members of IFAC accountants Kilkenny, along with Ben Fogarthy, met with several members of Kilkenny County Macra clubs from Freshford, Mullinavat, and Kilkenny.

Sinn Féin councillor Thérèse Ruane is calling for the abolition of the Universal Social Charge. Describing this tax as a grossly unfair and regressive tax, she will be seeking the support of her colleagues on Castlebar Town Council at next week's monthly meeting for its abolition.

With more than 12,500 farms in County Mayo, pre-nuptual agreements could become commonplace.

Sinn Féin election candidate for the Carlow-Kilkenny constituency, Cllr Kathleen Funchion has accused the Labour Party of flip flopping on its taxation policy on the eve of the general election after the party dropped its proposal to introduce a new 48 per cent tax on individual earnings over €100,000.

Would you give our politicians €550 out of your pocket? Well millions of euro go unclaimed every year by the Irish public primarily due to an apathetic outlook or lack of awareness of entitlements. They are losing out substantially when compared with their more proactive citizens who are claiming back an average of €550 in tax entitlements. So who are these savvy go getters? This question was asked and answered by tax specialists www.taxback.com who have released the results of their taxback index which takes a look over the last half decade to see who has been chasing the Revenue for what they are owed and while it may be a widely held view that women are more prudent with cash – the results would present a good counter argument.

The arrival of an unrealistically high rates bill on the doorstep has the potential to crush a struggling business and put jobs at risk, says Galway Chamber of Commerce CEO Michael Coyle, who is calling for Galway’s local authorities to relieve the severe burden placed on businesses.

Budget 2011 is unique as the framework and some of the planned changes were detailed in the Four Year Plan which was published two weeks ago. The financial adjustment was set at €6b with €4b coming from expenditure cuts and €2b coming from increased taxation. The precise details of the tax changes had to remain until the Budget was published but given the size of the financial adjustment all sectors of society had much to fear when the Minister stood up in the Dail to introduce his budget.