Seán Canney (Galway East, Independent) | Oireachtas source

The local property tax introduced in 2013 is achieving high compliance rates and providing a stable source of funding for the local government sector. Introducing further exemptions erodes the tax base and shifts the burden onto other taxpayers.

The Minister for Finance is conscious of the need to make the position on the future of local property tax clear in order that householders will know in advance, up to November of this year, what the Government's plans are for that tax.

In view of the concerns I have raised regarding the costings relating to the Bill's provisions, I commend amendment No. 1 to the House.

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