Sinn Féin hit out at Government's 'disgraceful' delay on residential zoned land tax

Simon Harris said that the Department of Finance needs to fix the legislation to ensure active farmers cannot be hit with taxes on their land

Taoiseach Simon Harris said: 'The Department of Finance, in my view, needs to fix this legislation, it needs to come forward with proposals as to how this legislation can be applied.'

The Government has been criticised for a decision to defer introducing a residential zoned land tax, as Taoiseach Simon Harris says active farmland will not be impacted.

Mr Harris confirmed that the Government would be deferring the tax, saying that the Department of Finance needs to fix the legislation to ensure active farmers cannot be hit with taxes on their land.