Pearse Doherty
Question:164. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the number of properties which are currently liable for the property tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39332/17]
View answerWednesday, 20 September 2017
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I am advised by Revenue that statistics relating to Local Property Tax (LPT) can be found on the statistics webpage of the Revenue website at www.revenue.ie/en/corporate/information-about-revenue/statistics/local-property-tax/index.aspx.
Taking the end 2016 statistics (the most recent year for which complete data are available), www.revenue.ie/en/corporate/information-about-revenue/statistics/local-property-tax/end-of-year-reports/local-property-tax-2016.aspx, these statistics show that 1.886 million properties were returned for the year. This includes properties for which rollover payment instructions were received, new payment instructions, Local Authority owned properties and properties where mandatory deduction at source has been applied. It also includes liable properties where an exemption or deferral is an operation.
It is estimated that this represents a compliance rate of 97% for the 2016 liability year. This rate is calculated from an approximate base of 1.95 million liable properties, extrapolated from Central Statistics Office Census 2011/2016 information and data collected from the administration of LPT since 2013.
The most recent statistics published by Revenue (June 2017) show 1.883 million properties returned and a compliance rate estimated at 96% for the current year and further updates will be published in due course.