Alan Kelly
Ceist:29. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Finance the cost of abolishing stamp duty on first time buyers of homes of less than €385,000. [9532/24]
Amharc ar fhreagraDáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 28 February 2024
29. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Finance the cost of abolishing stamp duty on first time buyers of homes of less than €385,000. [9532/24]
Amharc ar fhreagraI am advised by Revenue that, based on stamp duty returns for 2023, the latest year for which fully analysed data are available, the estimated cost of abolishing stamp duty for first-time buyers of homes of less than €385,000 is in the order of €31 million.
This estimate is arrived at by taking the stamp duty returns for residential property purchases made by persons identifying themselves as first-time buyers, where the consideration was less than the suggested threshold, and taking the associated tax liability as the potential cost of exempting them from the duty.