DUBLIN (Reuters) -Growth in Irish corporate tax revenues slowed to a trickle in August after a sharp monthly dip that the finance ministry said was due to exceptionally strong returns a year ago distorting the year-on-year comparisons.

Ireland’s tax take so far this year is still higher than expected but the decline in corporate revenues in August to 2.1 billion euros ($2.5 billion) from 3.7 billion euros a year ago cut the overall underlying growth rate to 4.4% from 7.5% in July.

Ireland has collected record levels of tax each year since 2021, primarily due to huge increases in corporate receipts paid mainly by a small number of foreign multinationals.

The finance ministry expected corporate receipts to fall a touch this year but instead they were running 14% or 1.8 billion euros highe

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