Ahern to honour stamp duty promise

TAOISEACH Bertie Ahern will move to implement Fianna Fáil’s promise to scrap stamp duty for first-time buyers the first day the new Government begins work.

In an article published yesterday, Mr Ahern said that the commitments made by his party on stamp duty would become law within weeks.

The measures will only be implemented if — as expected — FF is returned to Government when the Dáil resumes on June 14.