Property Tax hike voted down in Galway City
From this week's Galway City Tribune - A proposal to boost Galway City Council coffers by half a million euro every year by increasing Local Property Tax (LPT) did not receive the support of city councillors.
Councillor Peter Keane (FF) failed to get a seconder at this week’s local authority meeting for his motion to increase the LPT payable on Galway City houses by 5%.
Cllr Keane said that the increase would net the Council €500,000 every year, which could be spent evenly on services across all three electoral wards.
It would be used to fund services and projects city councillors are always looking for, including a proposal by his colleague Cllr Imelda Byrne for the local authority to hire additional staff for city parks.
The cost to the taxpayer – or property owner – would be minimal, he insisted.
“It would mean that 90% of households would pay 37 cent extra per week,” he said.
Not one of the 17 other elected members, including four party colleagues, would second his motion and so it fell.
Another motion recommending no change in the current rate of LPT in 2022 was passed by a majority. This is a shortened preview version of this article. To read the rest of the story, see this week's Galway City Tribune. You can buy a digital edition HERE.