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Relief as Kilkenny homeowners will not be hit with property takes hikes this year

By Kilkenny Now 17th September 2020 Post a comment

Kilkenny homeowners will not face increased Local Property Tax bills next year. It comes after Finance Minister Pascal Donohoe confirmed the revaluation date for Local Property Tax (LPT) has been deferred until November 2021. This means local taxpayers will not be faced with increased LPT bills for 2021. A Government source said the minister will […]

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15% increase in local property tax helps Kilkenny Council balance 2020 budget

By Kilkenny Now 2nd December 2019 0

The 15% local property tax hike was pivotal to Kilkenny County Council being able to sign off on its budget for the coming year. Kilkenny councillors have agreed to approve a budget of €83.5 million for 2020, a 5% increase on 2019. On top of the local property tax hike approved by local councillors in […]

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‘There’s no democracy in there, democracy has gone out the window’ – Kilkenny councillor slams 15% property tax hike

By Kilkenny Now 29th September 2019 0

By SHANE DORAN A KILKENNY councillor has launched a scathing attack on the local authority over the controversial decision to hike the local property tax by 15% next year. Denis Hynes, along his fellow Labour councillor Tómas Breathnach, the Greens’ Malcolm Noonan and Independent Eugene McGuinness, were the only local representatives to oppose the measure […]

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Kilkenny Council chief: Why we’re hiking your property tax by 15%

By Kilkenny Now 17th September 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY KILKENNY County Council has defended the controversial 15% increase in local property tax (LPT) being imposed on homeowners in the city and county. And the council’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO) said the increase came about due to her recommendation to council members. Kilkenny councillors voted overwhelmingly in favour of the 15% increase […]

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Kilkenny homeowners hit with huge property tax hike, Council get €1m windfall

By Kilkenny Now 16th September 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY KILKENNY homeowners will be hit with a significant increase in property tax next year after local  councillors approved a 15% hike this evening. The tax increase will boost Kilkenny County Council’s coffers by €1,125,000 next year. This hike was confirmed this afternoon after a majority of councillors voted in favour of the […]

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Property tax in Kilkenny could rise by 15% next year

By Kilkenny Now 25th July 2019 0

BY COLIN BARTLEY HOMEOWNERS in Kilkenny could be paying substantially more tax on their houses next year. Kilkenny County Council are to consider upping the Local Property Tax (LPT) by 15% next year Councillors are to set sit down before the end of September and see if they want to implement the increase that would […]

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Kilkenny homeowners will not be hit with property tax hikes this year

By Kilkenny Now 3rd April 2019 3

KILKENNY homeowners will not be hit with property tax hikes this year, it has emerged. It comes after ministers agreed not to implement the recommendations of a long-awaited review of the Local Property Tax (LPT) for another year. Property tax rates have been frozen since 2013. A decision was made in 2016 to keep them […]

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Kilkenny councillors set to be given more powers to determine how much property tax we pay

By Kilkenny Now 19th March 2019 Post a comment

KILKENNY councillors are set to be given more powers to decide what levels of property tax to charge homeowners across the city and county. Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has signalled the Government will cede more powers to local authorities as part of a series of measures to prevent a massive hike in local property tax (LPT) […]