Pat Deering (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael)
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594. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will consider relaxing the non principal private residence tax to 50% for this year, as an individual who owns a second property and has been paying €200 pa is this year expected to pay €245 if Band 1, €312 if Band 2, €357 if Band 3, where as in 2014 Band 1 will be €90, Band 2 €225 and Band 3 €315; and if not, the justification for the tax being more in 2013 than in either 2012 or 2014; most of these houses are in huge negative equity with owners already struggling to meet mortgage payments. [27377/13]

Phil Hogan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael)
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The local property tax is being introduced on a half year basis this year and accordingly 50% of the tax is payable in 2013. The amount of local property tax incurred in respect of a liable property is based on that property’s value, while the non-principal private residence charge is incurred on the basis of a flat rate of €200 per liable property per annum. Therefore, it is not appropriate to assume equivalence between the charge and the tax. This year will be the final year of the operation of the non-principal private residence charge.