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Revenue to get powers to collect new 7% tax from owners of vacant properties

Owners of derelict properties will be hit with a new 7% tax under plans to go before the Dáil thi...

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16.38 19 Oct 2026


Revenue to get powers to collect new 7% tax from owners of vacant properties


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16.38 19 Oct 2026


Owners of derelict properties will be hit with a new 7% tax under plans to go before the Dáil this week. The tax will be collected by Revenue, replacing a current levy which is self-assessed and gathered by local authorities.

For more on this, Shane is joined by Seamus McGrath, Fianna Fáil TD for Cork South Central & the party’s Spokesperson on Housing.


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