Varadkar: Property tax ill-timed

Leo Varadkar has admitted that it is the worst timefor the Government to introduce a property tax amid calls for the new levy to be postponed.

But the transport minister said the tax, to be rolled out next year, would be overseen by Revenue, who knew who people were, where they lived and would be effective at collecting it.

Speaking on RTÉ’s John Murray Show, he said the Thornhill report on the tax, which outlines options for the Government, had not been shared at Cabinet yet.