Gilmore criticises ‘fundamental breach’ of property tax rules

Outgoing Labour leader Eamon Gilmore has ramped up the row about whether city and county councils will be able to reduce the levels of property tax on homeowners.

Mr Gilmore, on his final day as Tánaiste, declared that any going back on promises that the tax could be reduced was a “fundamental breach” of a previous deal agreed with Fine Gael.

Taoiseach Enda Kenny said yesterday that nothing was yet decided but that councils could not end up worse off than last year.