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Over 700 have already paid household charge

More than 700 homeowners have paid the new €100 household charge since its introduction on January 1. The board overseeing the running of the charge revealed the figures just days after its introduction. The charge of €100 was announced in the Budget and must be…

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Water charges on the way, warns Taoiseach

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Water charges are on the way, Taoiseach Enda Kenny has warned. The charges, which will form part of a property tax to replace the new €100 household charge which came into effect on January 1, will be rolled out as soon as meters are installed…

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Property tax could cost households an average of €300

Home, Mortgages & Money, Property News

The property tax, expected to be introduced in 2013, will cost the average household around €300. The figure was revealed after Taoiseach Enda Kenny said that the government hoped to bring in €500m in annual revenue from the tax. The Irish Independent reports that this…

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Property tax vital, insists Hogan

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Minister for the Environment Phil Hogan has insisted the introduction of a comprehensive property tax is essential but pledged it will be fair, the Irish Times reports. Mr Hogan confirmed the process of devising the tax had been speeded up, with an expert group due…

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Taoiseach says household charge is not fair

Home, Mortgages & Money, Property News

Taoiseach Enda Kenny has admitted that the €100 household charge is not fair and will have to be replaced with a property tax. He also moved to re-assure the public that that the planned property tax will be fair and affordable. Mr Kenny has refused…

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Ó Snodaigh describes decision to bring forward property tax as "another attack on low and middle income earners"

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Sinn Féin TD Aengus Ó Snodaigh has described the government’s decision to bring forward its plans to introduce a property tax as another attack on low and middle income earners. Deputy Ó Snodaigh said the government should have considered his party’s proposed wealth tax which…

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TDs launch campaign to boycott property tax

Home, Mortgages & Money, Property News

A group of TDs and campaigners against household and water taxes has launched a campaign to boycott any property tax. People Before Profit TD Joan Collins called on people not to register for the household charge in the New Year. The group is also calling…

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IPOA withdraws call for household charge to be passed on to tenants

Home, Mortgages & Money, Property News, The Investor, The Renter

The Irish Property Owners’ Association (IPOA) has withdrawn its recent recommendation to its members to pass on the household and NPPR charges to tenants. The move comes following an intervention from the Competition Authority. In a statement about the matter, the Competition Authority said: “On…

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Property tax will bring uncertainty to the market, insists MyHome boss

General, Home, Mortgages & Money, Property News, The First Time Buyer, The Investor

MyHome.ie managing director Angela Keegan believes the government’s decision to introduce a comprehensive property tax in 2013, rather than 2014, will bring new uncertainty to the market. Speaking to The Irish Times, Ms Keegan said that the uncertainty the looming property tax would create in…

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Full property tax could be introduced a year earlier than expected

Home, Mortgages & Money, Property News

THE €100 a year household charge is likely to be replaced in a little more than a year by a comprehensive property tax, The Irish Times has reported today. The newspaper reports that the property tax will be on a graduated scale based on the size…

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