Longford set for extra €1.5m following Local Property Tax baseline review

This will see the county’s baseline LPT funding increase by 16.8% from €8,906,648 this year to €10,406,648 next year.

Every local authority receives a minimum (’baseline’) amount of funding from the Local Property Tax, supplemented by funding from the exchequer where a local authority’s LPT income is lower than its baseline.

This baseline funding recognises the essential role played by local authorities, not only in delivering a broad range of services day-to-day, but also in successfully leading the local response to emergency situations; such as sector’s establishment of Community Call during Covid-19, and more recently the community response to support the Ukrainian crisis.

Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Darragh O’Brien TD announced a €75.4m increase in Local Property Tax (LPT) baseline funding to Local Authorities - bringing the total to €428.4m in 2024.

Minister O’Brien said, “Local Authorities, such as Longford County Council play an integral role in the delivery of services to our citizens. I am aware of the growing challenges faced by local authorities due to the increase in demand for services and the growing cost of providing these. This significant increase in funding should go a long way towards easing the pressure on the sector.

“Since 2020 I have been committed to a review of the baseline funding of local authorities and I established a working group earlier this year to examine the issue. I am pleased to announce that today’s funding has been guided by the review that has taken place and the recommendations of the working group.”