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Thousands of people on the PUP have to pay tax bills.
Billí cánach le n-íoc ag na mílte duine a bhí ar an PUP.
Over 400,000 people today found out how much tax they have to pay since they started pandemic payment schemes.
Fuair os cionn 400,000 duine amach inniu an méid cánach atá le n-íoc acu ó thosaigh siad ar na scéimeanna íocaíochta paindéime.
The tax relates to last months when people were on the PUP or the Temporary Wage Subsidy Scheme.
Baineann an cháin leis na míonna anuraidh a raibh daoine ar an PUP nó ar an Scéim Fóirdheontais Shealadaigh Pá.
Revenue says people have 4 years to pay the tax.
Deir na Coimisinéirí Ioncaim go bhfuil 4 bliana ag daoine an cháin a íoc.
The payment schemes were introduced last year for people who lost their jobs or had their working hours reduced as a result of the pandemic.
Cuireadh na sceimeanna íocaíochta i bhfeidhm anuraidh do dhaoine a chaill a bpost nó a raibh a gcuid uaireanta oibre laghdaithe orthu de bharr na paindéime.
Today those who were on the Pandemic Unemployment Payment or the Temporary Wage Subsidy Scheme last year will find out if they have to pay tax.
Inniu gheobhaidh siadsan a bhí ar an an Íocaíocht Dífhostaíochta Paindéime nó ar an Scéim Fóirdheontais Shealadaigh Pá anuraidh amach an bhfuil cáin le n-íoc acu.
Over half of the 800,000 people who received the payment will have to pay it back.
Beidh ar os cionn leath den 800,000 duine a fuair an íocaíocht, airgead a íoc ar ais.
500% will be paid by 43%, and about 1,000 will pay over 1/3 of these people.
500 euro a bheidh le n-íoc ag 43 faoin gcéad , agus beidh os cionn 1,000 le n-íoc ag thart ar 1/3 dona daoine seo.
Many who were on this payment believed that they would return to work at this time.
Chreid go leor a bhí ar an íocaíocht seo go mbeadh siad arais ag obair ag an tráth seo.
Revenue says they will not be collecting tax this year from those who have not paid enough and people have 4 years to pay it.
Deir na Coimisinéirí Ioncaim nach mbeidh siad ag bailliú cánach i mbliana uathu san nar íoc a ndothain agus go bhfuil 4 bliana ag daoine í a íoc.
They also say that people have the option of paying a lump sum if they wish.
Deir siad freisin go bhfuil rogha ag daoine cnapshuim a íoc más mian leo.