Vol. 472 No. 8
28 Mr. Callely asked the Minister for Finance if he will agree to consider the abolition of residential property tax; whether he supports the view that residential property tax is unfair; if his attention has been drawn to the strength of feeling by the general public living in the Dublin area who are affected by this tax; whether he has received a recent submission on the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24058/96]
The Programme, A Government of Renewal, indicated that the future of residential property tax would be considered in the context of a professional study of local government financing undertaken by the Minister for the Environment. As part of the study process a report, The Financing of Local Government in Ireland, was published by that Minister on 27 June of this year.
The Minister has recently indicated that he will publish a strategy statement of local government before the end of this year. The question of residential property tax will also be considered in the context of this strategy statement.
