Anti-household charge hotline number announced

A new hotline has been launched today, offering advice to people who are opposed to the new €100 household charge.

The number is 1890 98 98 00.

The 'Campaign Against Household & Water Taxes' group has also revealed it hopes one million people will refuse to pay the charge through holding public meetings in every major town in the country.

The phoneline will be staffed by volunteers.

Donegal TD Thomas Pringle said the number of people joining their campaign was increasing all the time.

"People are saying they are not going to be frightened by what the Government is saying, and the threats they are making against people who refuse to register" he said.

"Once the weapon of fear has been removed from the Government, the Government has no other weapon in its armoury and people are willing to stand up and be counted and they are going to not register and bnot pay the household tax, or the septic-tank charge," he said.