Landlords may get property tax rebate

Tax breaks allowing landlords to offset the cost of paying local property taxes against what they owe Revenue are being considered as part of measures for next week’s budget.

The news comes as Minister for Children Katherine Zappone concluded her budget talks with Public Expenditure Minister Paschal Donohoe last night.

She has pressed for subsidised childcare to be prioritised for lower-income families, possibly up to a household income threshold of €47,000. She has maintained that extending direct State-funded childcare to higher income families would very much depend on what the Government allocate for her department in the budget.