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Government considering plans to tax banks if they refuse to cut variable mortgage rates

The Government are considering plans to impose higher levies and taxes on banks if they refuse to cut variable mortgage rates, Tánaiste Joan Burton has warned. Health Minister Leo Varadkar also strongly hinted the Government will have to act if the banks do not move…

Fianna Fáil's O'Brien hits out at "drip-feed of information" over property tax

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Fianna Fáil Seanad leader and finance spokesperson Darragh O’Brien has said the drip-feed of information on the valuation and collection of property taxes is adding to the distress of hard-pressed homeowners across the country. Senator O’Brien commented: “Has the Government learned nothing from its failure…

Arrears problem cannot be ignored

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It has been a decent year for property it is fair to say. Yes, there have been better but equally there have been worse. A new problem awaits in 2013 though and it has very little to do with property taxes or a lack of…

Property tax is on its way but what is the best way to implement it?

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Benjamin Franklin perhaps said it best when he said there was nothing certain in life apart from death and taxes. With that in mind, it appears inevitable that a new tax will be upon us next year – namely the property tax. Whether you agree…

Water charges will be a "political disaster", says Sinn Féin TD

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Sinn Féin spokesperson on the environment, community and local government, Brian Stanley TD, has said that the government's plans to install water meters will become "another political disaster". Responding to reports that one third of households are unable to be installed with water meters, Deputy…

Adams hits out at water meter "stealth tax"

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Sinn Féin president Gerry Adams has described "confusion" on the introduction of water charges as another "debacle" over a "stealth tax". Speaking outside Leinster House today, the Louth TD said that ordinary people could not afford to fork out more on charges. He said Sinn…

Household incomes stabilise

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Household incomes stabilised last year after two successive years of significant changes, according to data published yesterday by the Central Statistics Office. According to preliminary figures, the total gross income of all households in the State combined stood at €89.8 billion in 2011, an increase…