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Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 28 January 2014

Tuesday, 28 January 2014

Questions (208)

Terence Flanagan

Question:

208. Deputy Terence Flanagan asked the Minister for Finance if he will confirm figures relating to the payment of the local property tax (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4083/14]

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I am informed by the Revenue Commissioners that preliminary Local Property Tax (LPT) data on payment options chosen by property owners was published by them on 7 November 2013 and is available at: http://www.revenue.ie/en/tax/lpt/lpt-stats-initial-2014.pdf. These preliminary figures were based on the 2014 Payment Instruction that had been filed by property owners up to 7 November. 

The Commissioners have confirmed that while the percentage distribution across the various payment options is still broadly in line with these preliminary figures, there has been a reduction in the percentage of property owners who chose to pay by Single Debit Authority and an increase in the number who chose to pay by one of the Approved Payment Service Providers.

The Commissioners have also confirmed that by the end of December 2013 the amount of LPT collected for 2014 was €76m. Significant volumes of payments are being made throughout January, and substantial volumes correspondence remain to be processed. In this context, I am further advised that more up-to-date figures for 2014 will be published shortly.

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