Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 1 October 2013
219. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Finance the number of persons who have opted to defer payment of the property tax; and the percentage of those liable for which this accounts. [41228/13]
Amharc ar fhreagra220. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide a breakdown by underlying social welfare scheme of the number of persons who have deferred payment of the property tax. [41229/13]
Amharc ar fhreagraI propose to take Questions Nos. 219 and 220 together.
I am advised by the Revenue Commissioners that the most up to date Local Property Tax (LPT) figures, including the percentage of properties for which exemptions and deferrals were claimed, are published on the Commissioners website at http://www.revenue.ie/en/tax/lpt/lpt-preliminary-data.pdf. Work is on-going to refine the LPT Register, and more detailed and up-to-date data will be published in due course. The Commissioners have advised that a breakdown by underlying social welfare scheme of the number of persons who have deferred payment of LPT is not available. The Commissioners further advise that liable persons were only required to provide these details to Revenue where they chose to pay the tax by deduction at source from their Department of Social Protection payment.
