Frances Fitzgerald (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Budget 2018 removes remaining significant obstacles to the building of more homes more quickly and at more affordable prices through a number of measures, for example, by investing more in direct housebuilding, removing the capital gains tax initiative to hold on to residential land, escalating penalties for land hoarding, introducing new affordability measures and providing a new, more affordable finance vehicle for builders.

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