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29/03/2012
Government Stand Firm: Household Tax Will Not Be Abolished
The government is standing firm on the controversial household charge with Tánaiste Eamon Gilmore saying the charge has to be paid and will not be abolished.
He said he understood that no one liked paying extra taxes, but the charge is an interim measure that had to be introduced before a property tax can be fully implemented.
With the deadline of this Saturday the Department of the Environment has asked local authorities to open as many offices as possible.
Speaking in China, Taoiseach Enda Kenny said that people have plenty of time left to pay the charge and that it is the law of the land.
However, Socialist TD Joe Higgins said the Government is facing a mass revolt over the charge and will not be able to impose it.
He said people understood that the charge was simply a precursor to a total new tier of taxation that would quickly go to €1,000 per household and beyond, which they cannot bear.
Around 30% of people had paid the Household Charge by this evening.
He said he understood that no one liked paying extra taxes, but the charge is an interim measure that had to be introduced before a property tax can be fully implemented.
With the deadline of this Saturday the Department of the Environment has asked local authorities to open as many offices as possible.
Speaking in China, Taoiseach Enda Kenny said that people have plenty of time left to pay the charge and that it is the law of the land.
However, Socialist TD Joe Higgins said the Government is facing a mass revolt over the charge and will not be able to impose it.
He said people understood that the charge was simply a precursor to a total new tier of taxation that would quickly go to €1,000 per household and beyond, which they cannot bear.
Around 30% of people had paid the Household Charge by this evening.
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FF Slams Govt's Mishandling Of Property Tax
Fianna Fáil Dublin Spokesperson and Leader in the Seanad Darragh O'Brien has hit out at the Government's mishandling of the entire property tax issue and called on Fine Gael and Labour to shelve the proposal until concrete steps are taken to ease the country's mortgage arrear crisis and we see jobs and economic growth returned.
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Fianna Fáil Dublin Spokesperson and Leader in the Seanad Darragh O'Brien has hit out at the Government's mishandling of the entire property tax issue and called on Fine Gael and Labour to shelve the proposal until concrete steps are taken to ease the country's mortgage arrear crisis and we see jobs and economic growth returned.
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