Property tax turmoil as helpline besieged

Confusion over self-assessment for the property tax saw 4,000 people clog the Revenue helpline yesterday.

The 24-hour total amounted to a chunk of the 15,687 telephone queries received since the information service was launched more than three weeks ago.

Just over 7,000 self assessment returns have been received by the Revenue Commissioners from people who have valued their own properties ahead of the introduction of the controversial tax in July.