Clare’s Fianna Fáil has described the decision to defer changes to the property tax as “sensible”.
Reform of the tax is being delayed until an Oireachtas Budgetary Oversight Committee considers a review into how it’s applied to homeowners.
The valuation date has been deferred until November 1st 2020, meaning there will be no change to the rates people pay until 2021.
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Timmy Dooley believes hikes in property tax should be centred around people’s ability to pay, but he insists that this decision was rushed:
The Minister for Finance has defended the Government’s decision though.
Minister Paschal Donohue says it’s not about preparing for an election this year.
