Edward Timmins (Wicklow, Fine Gael)

I welcome some aspects of the revised calculation of property tax and the calculation of the amount retained by counties. I recognise that the expected average increase of 5% is way below the inflation rate of 16.7% over the past four years. However, more needs to be done to make it a more equitable tax.

In particular, some counties do not retain all of the tax collected in their county.

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