Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 16 July 2014
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform
Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (Resumed)
2:20 pm
Ciarán Lynch (Cork South Central, Labour)
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At the time it was modelled on that basis of local services in order that those who had access to schools and bus stops in their locality would pay more than those who lived at a distance from such services. There are advantages and disadvantages to that approach. For example, a person living in a mansion in a remote part of Ireland would pay very little in property tax compared to someone living in a small flat next to a bus stop who would be paying a lot more. What is Social Justice Ireland's current policy on property tax?