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  • #52
    cournioni
    Moderators, Regional North East Moderators Posts: 12,739 Mod ✭✭✭✭cournioni


    Guys and girls, please keep this on topic. This is about Meath Co. Co.'s decision not to lower the local property tax. Stick to the issues at hand, i.e. where the benefit of what you pay is seen/not seen etc.

    General discussions not involving the local authority and their upkeep/improvements of the infrastructure will be deleted and may result in infractions/bans. This is your one and only warning, you are responsible for what you post.


  • #53
    chrysagon
    Registered Users Posts: 2,813 ✭✭✭chrysagon


    To me guys, its just a simple stealth tax to raise more funds, Fine Gael, according to reports so far, reckon the ordinary working person may have up to 400 euro a yr more in their pocket,after the budget, no good when LPT and water charges kick in, and i have no doubt the combo will approach 1000 Euro a yr for the average household..and whats to show for it?


  • #54
    bladespin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,368 ✭✭✭bladespin


    chrysagon wrote: »
    To me guys, its just a simple stealth tax to raise more funds, Fine Gael, according to reports so far, reckon the ordinary working person may have up to 400 euro a yr more in their pocket,after the budget, no good when LPT and water charges kick in, and i have no doubt the combo will approach 1000 Euro a yr for the average household..and whats to show for it?

    The govt (not just FG to be fair) are seperating these 'charges'from normal taxation deliberately, that way they can appear to reduce income tax etc when in reality taxation (direct and indirect) actually increases - sneaky pollies.


    That said, I'm all in favour (as Vego mentioned above) of the LPT/Rates etc raised locally staying local, I think it would be of great benefit to us all rather than being filtered down as it goes to Dublin then back out. I'd just rather see some benefit and improvement from it all than the status quo being maintained, we should be looking for improvement from each successive council and government not just maintenance IMO.
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  • #55
    PauloMN
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators, Regional North East Moderators Posts: 10,869 Mod ✭✭✭✭PauloMN


    bladespin wrote: »
    The govt (not just FG to be fair) are seperating these 'charges'from normal taxation deliberately, that way they can appear to reduce income tax etc when in reality taxation (direct and indirect) actually increases - sneaky pollies.


    That said, I'm all in favour (as Vego mentioned above) of the LPT/Rates etc raised locally staying local, I think it would be of great benefit to us all rather than being filtered down as it goes to Dublin then back out. I'd just rather see some benefit and improvement from it all than the status quo being maintained, we should be looking for improvement from each successive council and government not just maintenance IMO.

    The government were told that they had to introduce property tax and water charges before being bailed out. This was actually pre this government. FF are the government who actually brought these charges in ultimately, under obligation from Europe.

    Rightly so, you cannot go hand-out to Europe looking for money and be one of the only countries (or maybe the only country) with no property tax and no water charges.

    Whether the bail out was the right option or not is another day's discussion.


  • #56
    bladespin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,368 ✭✭✭bladespin


    PauloMN wrote: »
    The government were told that they had to introduce property tax and water charges before being bailed out. This was actually pre this government. FF are the government who actually brought these charges in ultimately, under obligation from Europe.

    Completely understand that but they are now whispering about reducing tax on the middle income etc etc etc when, in fact they have actually raised it.
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  • #57
    PauloMN
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators, Regional North East Moderators Posts: 10,869 Mod ✭✭✭✭PauloMN


    bladespin wrote: »
    Completely understand that but they are now whispering about reducing tax on the middle income etc etc etc when, in fact they have actually raised it.

    Well that's just vote seeking imo. I think (personally) that it is insane to reduce income tax when people are sitting on trolleys in hospitals.


  • #58
    greendom
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,382 ✭✭✭✭greendom


    bladespin wrote: »
    Completely understand that but they are now whispering about reducing tax on the middle income etc etc etc when, in fact they have actually raised it.

    While managing to increase the burden on lower earners


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