Income tax receipts continued to be robust in April, ending the month €62 million or 3 per cent higher than profiled. On a cumulative basis, income tax receipts are €469 million, or 6.2 per cent, higher than the same period last year. April is a non-VAT-due month but on a cumulative basis VAT receipts of €4,682 million are €68 million, or 1.5 per cent, higher than profiled and 10.9 per cent higher year-on-year. Excise duties of €484 million were received in April, €44 million, or 10.1 per cent, higher than profiled and 56.9 per cent higher than April 2020. April is not a significant month for corporation tax receipts and returns were negative following the deduction of Covid Restrictions Support Scheme (CRSS) payments. Excluding CRSS payments, corporation tax receipts would have been €52 million in the month. Such large increases in tax are to be expected as our tax-base now includes the pandemic and the first lockdown of wave one.