Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 12 March 2015

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis

Context Phase

Photo of Ciarán LynchCiarán Lynch (Cork South Central, Labour) | Oireachtas source

In Mr. McDonald's opening statement, he referred to situations in which the value of agricultural land multiplied by ten times or more after it was rezoned for residential, retail or commercial purposes. In those situations there may be secondary incomes or benefits to the State through stamp duty, rates and development levies. Does the State accrue any immediate income as a result of the increase in land value as soon as the development plan is put in place?

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