By Dan Walsh at Wexford County Council meeting at County Hall
Members of Wexford County Council have approved the Local Property Tax Local Adjustment Factor (LAF) at 15% over the next five years, (2025-2029) at today’s monthly meeting held in County Hall, Carricklawn, which consists of an inward investment of €1,925,160.
In accordance with the Local Government Reform Act 2014 and Section 20 of the Finance (Local Property Tax) Act 2012, the Council is charged with deciding on Local Property Tax (LPT) variation +/-15%.
Cllrs Tom Forde (proposed) and Cllr Jackser Owens (seconded) called for a return to the baseline and retain the 15% increase applied since 2023, which received the support of 11 of the 34 councillors and the proposal was defeated.
Cllr Barbara-Anne Murphy (proposed) and Cllr Oliver Walsh (seconded) put forward a counter motion supporting an increase of 15% over the next five years which won majority support, 23-11.
IN FAVOUR; (23) Cllrs Pip Breen, Aidan Browne, Cathal Byrne, Ger Carthy, Anthony Donohoe, Mary Farrell, John Fleming, Pat Kehoe, Leonard Kelly, Donal Kenny, Garry Laffan, George Lawlor, Darragh McDonald, Lisa McDonald, Barbara-Anne Murphy, Bridín Murphy, John O’Rourke, Michael Sheehan, Frank Staples, Robbie Staples, Joe Sullivan, Catherine Biddy Walsh and Oliver Walsh.
AGAINST; (11) Cllrs Pat Barden, Nicky Boland, Jim Codd, John Dwyer, Tom Forde, Paddy Kavanagh, Marty Murphy, Aoife Rose O’Brien, Fionntán Ó Súileabháin, Jackser Owens and Raymond Shannon.
Setting the local adjustment factor for the full term of the current Council will provide certainty to the property owners of the county for the next five years and will also secure necessary funding for Wexford County Council and its Municipal Districts to allow certainty to be brought to planning and developing projects during the full term of this Council.
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