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Longford in line for capital funding boost

...Agreement and Irish Water. Those measures were signed off on despite the anticipated loss in 2017 of over €60,000 to its LOCAL PROPERTY TAX (LPT) returns after councillors sanctioned a three per cent reduction back in September. Local Councillor Gerry Warnock said the...

10 Dec 2016 at 16:00

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‘Longford is rising’ thanks to increase in property tax

The decision back in September to increase the LOCAL PROPERTY TAX (LPT) by 7.5% per annum was a risk for Longford County Council — especially coming into an election year. But this was a risk that really paid off for Longford, as became evident at last week's council...

13 Mar 2019 at 13:00

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AUDIO Cllr Gerard Farrell calls for the 3% reduction in LPT to be
removed.

The local area representative in Lanesboro who along with his party colleagues seconded the initial proposal by Fianna Fáil to reduce the LPT in Longford just 12 months ago, was told that the meeting was not the place to air his grievance over the ...

31 Oct 2016 at 12:05

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Making Cents: Everything you need to know about Local Property Tax for 2021

Property tax was first introduced in 2013 primarily as a revenue generating exercise post the financial crash. The idea behind it was, that every three years’ valuations would be revised, and the subsequent cost would change. That never happened, ...

04 Nov 2021 at 16:07

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Ballymahon Cathaoirleach backs move to increase 2018 LPT charges

“The increase (five per cent) is an added 60c a month for households which is nothing but it will provide an increase of €42,000 a year for each municipal area which is absolutely massive,” he said.

21 Sept 2017 at 16:00

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Longford homeowners to pay 60c a month more for property tax

That’s the anticipated increase more than 90 per cent of households across the county are likely to face in 2018. It means local authority finance officials will have in excess of €120,000 more to set aside for more than 30 local community ...

21 Sept 2017 at 10:00

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Longford households face five per cent Local Property Tax increase next year

Councillors agreed to rubber-stamp the rise at this afternoon's monthly local authority meeting. Head of Finance John McKeon said the current LPT rate and three per cent reduction voted in last year is currently saving local households a ...

13 Sept 2017 at 19:06

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Increase of 60% in discretionary budget allocation for Ballymahon Municipal District

The increase of 60% on last year, or €35,000, has come about as a direct result of the swelling by 5% of the LOCAL PROPERTY TAX (LPT) which was demanded by local area representatives last month. Finance Director, Longford Co Council John McKeon said the...

11 Nov 2017 at 15:00

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More than €1m a week to be spent in Longford next year

...pioneered by the Council and its members in leveraging maximum revenue streams through variations to the State's LOCAL PROPERTY TAX (LPT). Grant funding to the tune of almost €6m alongside various initiatives rolled out locally, typified by a business...

27 Nov 2020 at 09:00

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Longford community groups to reap rewards of municipal districts increased spending capacity

...€58,000 this year to €93,000 in 2018, the increase has been credited to the local authority’s decision to raise the LOCAL PROPERTY TAX (LPT) in the county by 5%. All three municipal districts will receive the funding, which Cathaoirleach, Granard Municipal...

01 Nov 2017 at 13:00

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Longford County Council to increase Local Property Tax by 5% for 2018

Members of Longford County Council voted today to increase the LOCAL PROPERTY TAX (LPT) rate in the county by 5% for 2018. Longford County Council to increase LPT by 5% for 2018 — Longford Leader (@Longford_Leader) September 13, 2017 Twelve months ago,...

13 Sept 2017 at 19:09

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Longford County Council scraps property tax cut plan

...for the coming year is €8,119,000 - the same figure disbursed to the local authority in 2014. Plans to cut the LOCAL PROPERTY TAX (LPT) rate by three per cent were immediately thrown into doubt as dismayed councillors admitted another funding cut was...

17 Sept 2015 at 13:30

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