Boycott may see incomes docked €2,500

HOMEOWNERS who refuse to pay the €100 property tax risk having a fine of up to €2,500 deducted from their wages or welfare payments.

Justice Minister Alan Shatter will bring laws before the Dáil next year allowing the state to take fines out of a person’s salary, dole or other welfare payments to avoid lengthy court procedures.

The move is likely to heighten hostilities between the Government and a group of opposition left-wing TDs, who this week launched a campaign for a national boycott of the tax.