Government missed two million euro road tax take

The Irish Government was underpaid by almost two million euros by National Toll Roads (NTR) for 2002 and 2003, the Comptroller and Auditor General's annual report has stated.

The miscalculation happened because the State was paying a "shadow toll" for cars using the West Link to ensure toll rate rises due to NTR were kept to a minimum.

However the C&AG says that this amount should have been counted by National Toll Roads as part of its gross toll revenue.
This would have ensured the State's share of revenue from West Link was better off by 1.8 million euros.
The C&AG discovered the mistake after NTR, its auditors, the National Roads Authority and the Department of Transport all failed to spot it.