Education Minister backs deferral of residential zoned land tax as the 'right move'

The Government is seeking to find a compromise with farmers on the issue of land which is being actively farmed but is zoned for housing

A move to defer the introduction of a land hoarding tax is the "right move", Education Minister Norma Foley has said, despite some disquiet within the Green Party.

Finance Minister Jack Chambers on Tuesday said he would be delaying the introduction of a residential-zoned land tax as the Government seeks to find a compromise with farmers on the issue of land which is being actively farmed but is zoned for housing.