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# Everything's fine

Pat Rabbitte: There is no squabble in government about the property tax

The Communications Minister plays down talk of a Cabinet rift over the proceeds from the local property tax.

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Jul 3rd 2014, 1:06 PM

# city slickers

Rebel Labour TDs warn of "rip off" over Dublin's property tax being spent in rural areas

And Pat Rabbitte shares their concerns.

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Jul 2nd 2014, 10:17 AM

'Grossly unfair': Part of Dublin's property tax revenue may be spent in other counties

Labour Cllr Brendan Carr has said that, if implemented, the plan would amount to ‘punishing’ Dubliners for paying the LPT.

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Jun 27th 2014, 5:40 PM

# Shinnernomics

Sinn Féin may be getting ready for government, but is it ready for questions about policy?

Analysis: The Sinn Féin president struggled with specifics in an interview this morning but he and others will face similar questions in the months ahead.

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Jun 23rd 2014, 11:57 AM

Shinnernomics: Opponents call them fantasy, so how realistic are Sinn Féin's budget proposals?

The rise of Sinn Féin raises obvious questions about what they would do in government. We take a closer look at the party’s economic policies.

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Jun 15th 2014, 8:15 AM

# Passing the buck

Councils warned not to pass property tax burden onto local businesses

Chambers Ireland issue the call after a Sinn Fein motion in Cork to cut the local property tax.

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Jun 10th 2014, 5:19 PM

Opinion: Do rising property prices impact on Local Property Tax payments?

It seems like every month there’s new confusion regarding the Local Property Tax; let’s clear up a couple here.

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Jun 3rd 2014, 7:30 PM

# After Midnight

You’ve got a bit more time to pay your Property Tax before penalties kick in

The deadline for payment has been extended to 5pm on Wednesday.

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Mar 31st 2014, 1:10 PM

Revenue is receiving €1.5m a day in Property Tax payments

This is double the €700,000 paid per day at the start of last week.

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Mar 19th 2014, 6:16 PM

# local property tax

WATCH: Revenue will use this system to spot homes undervalued for Property Tax

A custom-built programme using Google Maps and CSO data can spot homes that have been undervalued in comparison to similar homes.

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Mar 10th 2014, 5:56 PM

Gilmore would support councils cutting property tax by 15 per cent

The Tánaiste said this option for local authorities was already part of the legislation and can be used in areas where property values are high and so revenue collected is higher.

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Feb 2nd 2014, 3:14 PM

Paying your LPT or getting a tax refund? Revenue wants to remind you of something

The Revenue Commissioners has two deadlines coming up on 1 January and wants to make sure you remember them.

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Dec 19th 2013, 11:54 AM

€1 million deducted from social welfare benefits to pay property tax

Over 15,000 people opted to have the tax taken from their payment.

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Dec 1st 2013, 7:57 PM

Revenue extends deadline for filing property tax returns online until Friday

Revenue said this evening that returns in respect of over 870,000 properties have been filed.

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Nov 27th 2013, 5:48 PM

Today's the first deadline for the Local Property Tax

It’s 14 November — the deadline for filing a written return.

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Nov 14th 2013, 8:36 AM

Revenue to repay thousands of homeowners in property tax blunder

Sloppy wording of the legislation has resulted in thousands of homeowners getting off the hook from the property tax.

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Nov 9th 2013, 11:43 AM

Your questions about the local property tax answered

You asked, so we now we answer…

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Nov 7th 2013, 9:11 PM

Revenue: We assumed that people would be somewhat familiar with the concepts

The chairperson of the Revenue Commissioners is appearing before TDs and Senators on the Oireachtas Finance Committee this afternoon.

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Nov 7th 2013, 4:29 PM

Revenue chair faces grilling from TDs and Senators over property tax fiasco

The chair of the Revenue Commissioners will appear before the Oireachtas Finance Committee later today.

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Nov 7th 2013, 8:00 AM

Deadline for filing property tax return by paper extended by a week

Those filing their return by paper will now have until Thursday, 14 November to do so.

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Nov 6th 2013, 11:35 AM

Tánaiste on property tax: It's important the taxpayer is facilitated

Eamon Gilmore was speaking ahead of a Cabinet meeting this morning.

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Nov 5th 2013, 10:24 AM

Open thread: What do you want to know about paying the local property tax?

Pay now or pay later? Go into the internet or into the post office? Leave your questions here and we’ll get them answered.

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Nov 5th 2013, 9:03 AM

Revenue promises more staff to deal with property tax issues after Noonan meeting

“If you go into the internet, like one of my friends did last night, and you want to pay in bulk, you can pay it all in bulk,” the Finance Minister told reporters earlier.

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Nov 4th 2013, 9:43 PM

Ministers admit property tax letter confusion, but insist no one has to pay until 2014

Meanwhile, the Revenue Commissioners chairman is to be invited before the Oireachtas Finance Committee next week.

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Nov 3rd 2013, 1:05 PM

Administrative issues stop some welfare recipients paying property tax

The problems relate to those who had chosen to pay through social welfare reductions but were not eligible.

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Oct 24th 2013, 6:45 AM

Government expects to collect an extra €2.3bn in tax next year

This is according to figures that give an overview of our finances before any of the budget changes are announced on Tuesday.

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Oct 12th 2013, 2:26 PM

Over 75 per cent valued homes at less than €200,000 in property tax return

Just 3,180 valued their property at over €1 million.

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Oct 7th 2013, 12:23 PM

Property tax cost over €21 million to set up

Over €25 million was allocated to establishing the tax, with over €21 million spent so far.

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Sep 28th 2013, 8:15 AM

People who overpaid property tax to get details on how they can claim refunds

The Revenue Commissioners intends to release guidelines later this year for procedures homeowners can follow if they consider that they have over or under valued their home for the local property tax.

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Aug 24th 2013, 7:45 AM

Property tax to be taken from salaries of 50,000 people who haven't paid

The Revenue Commissioners has sent letters to people who have not yet paid the charge to urge them to pay.

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Aug 2nd 2013, 9:54 AM

Revenue: 9 out of 10 comply with property tax with €175m raised so far

The Revenue Commissioners says that 89 per cent of the estimated 1.96 million properties in the State that are liable for the charge have complied.

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Jul 24th 2013, 3:54 PM

Varadkar admits property tax has contributed to Ireland's return to recession

Leo Varadkar was responding to economic growth figures released yesterday.

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Jun 28th 2013, 9:04 AM

Property tax hunger striker: 'I'd say I won't last too long'

Tony Rochford hasn’t taken food for 11 days – but insists he will not end his strike unless the property tax is repealed.

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Jun 28th 2013, 6:15 AM

Sinn Féin's bill to repeal the local property tax rejected

Speaking ahead of the vote this evening, the party’s Brian Stanley vowed to “continue to campaign against [the tax] at every opportunity” if it was not accepted.

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Jun 12th 2013, 9:32 PM

If you've not paid the property tax, Revenue is sending you this letter

That’s if you’re liable of course…

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Jun 7th 2013, 7:48 AM

Tesco blames property tax for fall in Irish sales

The supermarket giant has said that like-for-like sales have fallen by three per cent in the first 13 weeks of this year.

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Jun 5th 2013, 8:02 AM

Revenue has spent €67,000 on the property tax helpline

The company responsible for administering the helpline, Abtran, was recently mired in controversy over the suspension of a worker for inappropriately taking some callers’ credit card details.

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Jun 2nd 2013, 8:00 AM

Poll: Did you register to pay the property tax?

The deadline has come and gone but did you register to pay the new tax?

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May 31st 2013, 10:15 AM

Over 1.5 million property tax returns submitted by 8pm deadline

Revenue chairwoman Josephine Feehily says enforcement procedures will be needed against “less than 5 per cent” of homes.

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May 29th 2013, 9:37 PM

You've less than 10 hours to file your property tax return, 1.5m already have

Having extended the deadline for filing the return online to 8pm this evening, Revenue reports that 1.5 million had registered to pay as of midnight last night.

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May 29th 2013, 10:11 AM

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