New housing report punts vacant homes tax
An Oireachtas Joint Committee on Housing report into urban regeneration to be published today (Tuesday, 24 May, 2022) recommends that Government consider a vacant homes tax. The report also states that the imminent zoned land tax should be increased by more than 3%. In addition, the committee recommends that funding available under the Repair and Leasing Scheme should exceed the maximum of EUR 60,000. The scheme is designed to make vacant properties…
