How much is that house worth? A note on property tax calculators
Property tax – it’s not rocket science!
Wealth taxes and property taxes in Ireland: understanding the tax base
Would you rather tax gardens or jobs? The Site Value Tax debate
On Hogan’s Stand – or how to introduce an interim property charge fairly
The imminent introduction of water and property charges has sparked anger among most Irish people, not least because as flat charges, or poll taxes, they are unfair. This post outlines a better way of introducing an interim property charge, namely by breaking down the country into ten different bands based on land value, and then presents a map of the bands, based on 200,000 daft.ie ads in 2009 and 2010. Such an interim system would be significantly fairer and could be tailored to bring in €1.5bn when fully running. Read more
How can Ireland tax and grow: a video discussion
How can Ireland tax and grow? Thoughts for Budget 2011
With Ireland’s next Budget now just seven weeks away, a plethora of proposals for what to do (and not to do) are being announced weekly. This post discusses just two measures – on income tax and on property tax – that could meet the Government’s targets of €2bn in new revenue next year and €6bn in new revenue by 2015. Read more
Falling house prices or not, Ireland needs a property tax
This post reviews the findings in the latest Daft.ie House Price Report, for Q2 2010, finding news for both optimists and pessimists in average prices and the level of transactions. The report’s commentary is by Jim Power, who discusses the need for a property tax. The remainder of the post reviews the arguments in favour of a property tax in Ireland and recommends the introduction of a land value tax. Read more
Five things to remember when judging Budget 2010
This post outlines some key considerations in Ireland’s Budget 2010, including the scale of the challenge the government faces, the imperative to cut spending, the growing role of national debt, capital expenditure and over-reliance on income taxes. It also makes some recommendations for measures in relation to tax credits, property tax and VAT. Read more