It’s reported the taxman is set to get extraordinary powers to chase down the 600,000 people who haven’t paid their household charge.
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It’s hoped the prospect of the Revenue being drafted in will prompt large numbers of home-owners to pay the €100 charge.
Legislation due after the Budget will hand control of household charge collection to the taxman and the law will effectively put the household charge on the same footing as a normal tax.
The penalties for failing to pay the property tax will be far more punitive than the meagre fines for the household charge.
