Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

It appears that Fine Gael wants to cut the central Government grant and prevent councils from cutting the local property tax. It seems that the Labour Party wants the opposite. We will not have much of an opportunity to discuss the issue in this House, unfortunately, given that councils have to decide on it before the end of September. What is the Minister's personal belief? He joined his Labour Party colleagues yesterday and supported the rebels' stance on allowing for a tax reduction of up to 15%. Can he clarify what exactly the Government policy is at present?

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