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15/08/2014
Property Tax Consultation 'A Sham' - SF
The Local Property Tax consultation process has been described as a "sham exercise" and a "cynical attempt to pretend there has been meaningful consultation" by Sinn Féin’s Spokesperson on the Environment, Community and Local Government Brian Stanley.
Deputy Stanley said that the current consultation "purports to give the public a say on their council's budget and the amount their local authority can charge under the Local Property Tax (LPT), but the short time period available to make a submission, and the failure to properly inform people that they have an opportunity to make their voice heard, shows that the ‘consultation’ is a deceitful exercise."
"It will not hide the fact that the government is imposing an unfair, regressive tax on householders which will have the greatest impact on thousands of citizens who already struggle to make ends meet," Deputy Stanly said.
Adding: "Minister Hogan, Enda Kenny and other Government spokespeople have said that the local property tax will be used for footpaths, street lighting, parks and local amenities yet this year €486 million, almost all of the money taken in from the tax, has gone to Irish Water.
"Since May’s election Sinn Féin councillors have been introducing motions at council level that would reduce the LPT by 15%, the maximum amount allowed under the existing legislation. This is in line with our pre-election commitments.
"By contrast, the government is pretending to listen to the views people when in reality they are determined to push ahead and increase the burden on homeowners by forcing them to pay an annual levy on their home."
(MH/CD)
Deputy Stanley said that the current consultation "purports to give the public a say on their council's budget and the amount their local authority can charge under the Local Property Tax (LPT), but the short time period available to make a submission, and the failure to properly inform people that they have an opportunity to make their voice heard, shows that the ‘consultation’ is a deceitful exercise."
"It will not hide the fact that the government is imposing an unfair, regressive tax on householders which will have the greatest impact on thousands of citizens who already struggle to make ends meet," Deputy Stanly said.
Adding: "Minister Hogan, Enda Kenny and other Government spokespeople have said that the local property tax will be used for footpaths, street lighting, parks and local amenities yet this year €486 million, almost all of the money taken in from the tax, has gone to Irish Water.
"Since May’s election Sinn Féin councillors have been introducing motions at council level that would reduce the LPT by 15%, the maximum amount allowed under the existing legislation. This is in line with our pre-election commitments.
"By contrast, the government is pretending to listen to the views people when in reality they are determined to push ahead and increase the burden on homeowners by forcing them to pay an annual levy on their home."
(MH/CD)
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