Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 7 July 2021

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach

General Scheme of the Finance (Local Property Tax) (Amendment) Bill 2021: Discussion

Photo of Pearse DohertyPearse Doherty (Donegal, Sinn Fein)
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There is a role for the Minister and he can correct me if I am wrong on this. The LPT deals with the portion retained by local authorities plus the equalisation fund. Is it correct that the new model means the equalisation fund will be paid out of the Exchequer? Will there now be an additional charge on the Exchequer?