Property tax fee deadlines set to be deferred

An embarrassing climbdown on property tax payment deadlines was signalled by the Government last night after Revenue letters sparked mass confusion.

As one senior minister admitted that even he was confused as to why tax chiefs demanded 2014 payments now, Tánaiste Eamon Gilmore increased pressure on the Revenue Commissioners by insisting that they consider pushing back the debit/credit card full-year payment deadline beyond the end of this month.

“I think the Tánaiste is of the view that Revenue should give some thought to the possibility of deferring the deadline for those who want to make single payments by debit or credit card,” a spokesman for Mr Gilmore said last night.