Leitrim Councillor questions decision to force owners of vacant homes pay higher property Tax
With ongoing attempts continuing to be made to solve the housing crisis it now seems that those who own a second property that is vacant will be forced to pay three times the property tax rate on it. The new tax will target 60,000 properties across Ireland and it…
Sligo councillors vote 13-4 against Sinn Fein call for abolition of property tax
A Sligo Independent councillor has hit out at Sinn Fein over a motion it tabled at this week’s meeting of Sligo County Council calling for the abolition of the Local Property tax. The motion, from the Mayor of Sligo, Cllr Arthur Gibbons, was defeated by 13 votes to four, with…
Pringle says property tax changes are about revenue generation
A Donegal TD has today described the changes to the local property tax as a way of raising revenue by the government. Homes built since 2013 will no longer be exempt from the annual charge. A new valuation system is also going to be introduced, meaning some homeowner’s bills will…
No change to Property Tax in Sligo
A majority of Sligo councillors have decided to keep the local property tax at its current rate. Their decision means the 15% increase agreed by councillors last year stays in place. The tax is set from a level that reverts back to a baseline each year, regardless of…
Donegal to significantly benefit from property tax generated in Dublin
Donegal is set to be one of the counties that will benefit most from revenue raised through the property tax in other counties such as Dublin and Cork. A fifth of all property tax raised by the residents in the capital will be used for other less well-off local authorities.…
More than €18m collected in property tax in the region last year
More than 18 million euro in local property tax was collected in Donegal, Sligo and Leitrim last year. And while the compliance rate was over 90% in all three counties, those in Sligo were the best at paying, with more than 97% of property owners stumping up. Local Property Tax…