Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 7 November 2013
88. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Finance the person responsible for making the decision that the Revenue Commissioners have told almost 1 million home owners to pay their property tax bill for 2014 by 27 November 2013 if they are paying by credit card, debit card or cheque; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47629/13]
View answerI note that similar questions concerning payment of the 2014 Local Property Tax (LPT) liability by credit card, debit card or cheque have been raised by a number of Deputies, including yourself, and I provided a detailed response and statement on this issue in my reply to Questions No. 143, 202, 214 to 216, inclusive, 229, 232, 239 and 259 [46491/13, 46815/13, 46879/13, 46881/13, 46999/13, 47059/13, 47101/13, 47110/13, and 47136/13] on 5 November 2013.
The filing date for LPT for 2014 provided for in the Finance (Local Property Tax) Act 2013, as amended, is 7 November. However, the Deputy may be aware that the Revenue Commissioners have extended today’s filing date for paper returns by one week to 14 November 2013.
I re-iterate that there is no requirement on any property owner to pay their LPT for 2014 before 1 January 2014 and, as I have informed the House previously, Revenue has provided a range of LPT payment options and property owners can choose the one that best suits their particular circumstances.
Questions Nos. 89 to 96, inclusive, answered with Question No. 76.
