In effect what the Chancellor has said is that if an individual cannot afford to pay their tax any other way, the Revenue will be happy to collect the outstandingliability by credit card payment.
Consolidating everything, the only interest cost associated with the outstanding ELA debts stem from the fact that the Central Bank incurred a large Intra-Eurosystem liability via the TARGET2 system when the IBRC depositors and bond investors were paid off and moved their money abroad.