It’s claimed the government will be forced to scrap the Household Charge and admit defeat in its efforts to implement the new 100 euro property tax.
Clare Fianna Fail TD Timmy Dooley has described the government’s implementation of the charge as a shambles given that only half of eligible homeowners paid up by last weekend’s deadline.
Senior Ministers believe most of those who didn’t register will pay the 100 euro plus extra penalties by the summertime, but Deputy Dooley says many people without jobs or in negative equity on their homes simply can’t pay
