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LGMA "happy" with household charge sign-ups despite just 68,000 registrations

The Local Government Management Agency (LGMA) – the group responsible for collecting the household charge – say they are “happy” with the number of people who have signed up for the controversial charge to date. The household charge was introduced on January 1st and is…

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Expert group appointed to establish property tax

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The controversial household charge will be replaced with a fully-formed property tax possibly as soon as next year, according to Minister for the Environment Phil Hogan. An “expert group” have now been appointed to consider the structures and modalities for an equitable valuation-based property tax…

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Hogan to consider making pyrite homes exempt from household charge

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Minister for the Environment Phil Hogan said he will examine a report from an independent panel before deciding whether or not householders who are affected by pyrite should be exempt from the household charge. With a list of ghost estates and unfinished developments already exempt…

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Just 4% have registered for household charge so far

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Just 4% of homeowners around the country have paid the controversial new household charge to date, new figures from the Department of the Environment have revealed. The figures, up to date as of Friday January 27th, showed that 63,011 households have registered for the €100…

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Sinn Féin calls for property tax to be abandoned

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Sinn Féin TD and finance spokesperson Pearse Doherty says that the Government must abandon its property tax plan and reverse the household charge in view of the collapse in property prices. Doherty made his remarks following the release of figures from the CSO, which showed…

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Chartered Accountants call for stamp duty already paid to be taken into account when deciding on property tax

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Chartered Accountants Ireland has urged the Minister for Finance to take into account the level of stamp duty homeowners have already paid when deciding what they should pay in property tax. The comments were made in a pre-Finance Bill submission by Chartered Accountants Ireland, as…

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Dowds calls for fair property tax

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Labour TD Robert Dowds has called for the introduction of a progressive property tax which would be based on the value and size of a house. He said: "The property tax must be fair, and those with the largest and more valuable houses must pay…

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Proposed household broadcasting charge – the right or wrong way to do things?

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It’s a New Year but 20 days into January, householders are still wondering whether it will be a happy one or not. Homeowners around the country were still debating whether or not they should pay the controversial new household charge when news broke this week…

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Household charge has raised €4.5 million to date

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The controversial new household charge has raised more than €4.5 million since its introduction at the start of the year. New figures released by the Department of the Environment have revealed that 45,100 homeowners have paid the €100 charge since its introduction on January 1st.…

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Nationwide campaign being planned against household charge

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A series of countrywide meetings are being planned by those opposed to the new €100 household charge as they step up their campaign in the coming weeks. Campaigners are also planning a national poster campaign, door-to-door canvassing, and the delivery of some 250,000 newsletters in…

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