SURGE IN GALWAY HOUSEHOLD TAX PAYMENTS FOLLOWING REMINDER LETTERS

Date Published: 15-Aug-2012

Over 2 and a half thousand households in Galway have paid the household charge since local authorities sent out reminder letters on July 1st.

In the City, 1,250 households paid the tax, bringing the total number of properties registered and paid for in the City to 18,832.

In the County, an additional 1,400 households paid the charge, raising the County total to almost 37,000.

The Local Government Management Agency says a second round of reminder letters will be sent out to householders yet to pay the charge.