Govt must 'clarify position on stamp duty'

Estate agents, Sherry FitzGerald, have welcomed elements of today’s report by the Commission on Taxation but have called for immediate clarification from the Minister for Finance Brian Lenihan on the issue of stamp duty.

Marian Finnegan, Chief Economist at Sherry FitzGerald Group said: "The Commission's proposal to eliminate stamp duty and introduce a property tax is more equitable for the economy at large.