Campaigners vow to fight property tax collection

Campaigners against the property tax have vowed to fight plans by Revenue to collect the levy, despite the revelation that tax collectors will value homes of owners liable for the charge.

Estimates of how much a property is worth, and what owners should then pay for the new tax, will be sent to owners in March, the Revenue Commissioners confirmed yesterday. The levy will be introduced in July.

The Socialist Party said the move to assess property values would cause chaos, while Fianna Fáil claimed the Revenue’s role would only add to the concerns of householders.