REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne/ File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsDUBLIN, Oct 10 (Reuters) - Ireland will revise how it calculates its levy on banks after announcing plans to raise 200 million euros ($211.7 million) from the measure next year, up from 87 million euros in 2023, Finance Minister Michael McGrath said on Tuesday.
The share paid by the remaining three banks is based on the amount of deposit interest retention tax (DIRT) each pay.
McGrath told a news conference that the basis of the levy will change to being related to the value of a lender's deposits.
Analysts at Davy Stockbrokers had said that an increase to 200 million euros based on the existing DIRT would have had an outsized impact on Permanent TSB (PTSB.I), relative to its larger rivals AIB (AIBG.I) and Bank of Ireland (BIRG.I).
Davy estimated that the incremental impact from an increase based on retail or household deposits would be in the range of 2-3% of 2024 profit before tax across all three banks, based on its current forecasts.
Persons:
Finance Paschal Donohoe, Michael McGrath, Clodagh, McGrath, Davy Stockbrokers, Davy, Padraic Halpin, William Schomberg, Mark Heinrich Our
Organizations:
Finance, Public Expenditure, REUTERS, Rights, TSB, AIB, Bank of Ireland, Thomson
Locations:
Dublin, Ireland, LONDON