Have Your Say On Whether Council Should Change Rate Of Property Tax

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KERRY County Council is welcoming written submissions from the public on the potential effects of varying the basic rate of the Local Property Tax on businesses, individuals and on local authority services.

The Finance (Local Property Tax) Act, 2012, makes specific provision that elected members of a local authority may pass a formal resolution to vary the basic rate of the Local Property Tax for their administrative area by a percentage known as the local adjustment factor.

At the meeting set by Kerry County Council to consider this matter, the members may set a local adjustment factor within the range of +/-15% of the basic rate, or may decide not to adjust the basic rate.

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Kerry County Council will meet in September 2019 to consider the setting of a local adjustment factor.

The Council would like to hear your views and opinions in relation to this and how any adjustment to the rate may affect you, your household, your business and your local Council services.

Submissions must be received by 5.00 p.m. on 29 August 2019 and be sent to: Finance Department, Kerry County Council, Áras an Chontae, Tralee, Co. Kerry or emailed to:  lptcon@kerrycoco.ie

The elected members of Kerry County Council will consider the feedback received from this public consultation as part of the decision-making process.  The Chief Executive will provide a summary of the written submissions received in a report to the elected members.

The table below gives an indication of the rate of Local Property Tax for an average household in Kerry following a 15% decrease or increase on the basic rate.

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For example, if your house is valued under €100,000, and the Local Property Tax rate is increased by 15% you will pay €103.50 Local Property Tax in 2020 and if this rate is decreased by 15%, you will pay €76.50 Local Property Tax in 2020.