2. Income levy.
The Principal Act is amended -
(a) by inserting the following after Part 18:
"LEVIES |
Income Levy |
Definitions (Part 18A). |
531A.— (1) In this Part— |
‘ aggregate income ', in relation to an individual and a year of assessment, means the aggregate of the individual's relevant emoluments and relevant income for the year of assessment; |
‘ Collector-General ' means the Collector-General appointed under section 851; |
‘ employee ' and ‘ employer ' have the same meanings as in section 983; |
‘ excluded emoluments ' means emoluments which have been gifted to the Minister for Finance under section 483; |
‘ income levy ' has the meaning assigned to it by section 531B; |
‘ income tax month ' means a calendar month; |
‘ PAYE Regulation s' means the Income Tax (Employments) (Consolidated) Regulations 2001 (S.I. No. 559 of 2001); |
‘ relevant emoluments ' and ‘relevant income' shall be construed in accordance with paragraphs (a) and (b), respectively, of the Table to section 531B(1); |
‘ similar type payments ' means payments which are of a similar character to payments made under the Social Welfare Acts but which are made by— |
(a) the Health Service Executive, |
(b) the Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs, |