Revenue may seize assets for unpaid home tax

In the region of 400 householders face having their assets seized for failure to pay the property tax as part of the latest Revenue enforcement drive.

A further 38,000 employees will have the tax taken out of their salary, while almost 12,000 self-employed people were refused tax clearance certificates, the Revenue revealed yesterday.

Last year, the tax brought in €318m, and €385m has been paid so far this year.