Seanad debates

Tuesday, 6 December 2011

Local Government (Household Charge) Bill 2011: Second Stage

 

2:00 pm

Photo of Caít KeaneCaít Keane (Fine Gael)

He was a good man but he did not always make the right decisions. As the measure is set out in the EU-IMF agreement, we are left with no choice but to implement it. It is one of the fairer ways of raising tax because the tax that exists at present hits businesses and everything else. The previous Government set a precedent on property tax in the €200 levy on private rented properties.

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