Gilmore denies clash over property tax proposals

A Coalition clash over how to impose new, higher property taxes has been denied by Tánaiste Eamon Gilmore.

Despite Colm Keaveney, Labour’s chairman, saying that “certain government sources” had leaked the idea the levy would be deducted at source from PAYE workers to avoid mass non-payment, Mr Gilmore insisted it was far too soon to start speculating on the issue.

Mr Keaveney expressed alarm at any such move, warning this would fall unfairly as multi-property owners were unlikely to be within the PAYE sector.