Fristly, I have no intentions on paying this tax, I will return the unopened letter to sender. The only way I will pay this tax is if they take it at source, and yes I know that they may do that.
What I want to know is, why are people willing to paying this, do they believe its a deserved or justified tax ?.
YES.
I strongly support local taxes.
I don't support high VAT or high MTRs on 30-40k average incomes.
I don't agree with 52% MTR on 32,800 in Irl. Crazy.
I find it difficult to understand how this is warranted and how it will be spent, I purchased a house in 2010 and as part of the price I pay, the builder paid a local developed free to the local council, (which was wrapped into the total price I paid), not to mention VAT and other forms of tax from the build of the house.
We pay for our bin collection, Water charges are to be introduced.
The LPT will go to local councils.
Their central Govt grant will be cut, so the LPT replaces other LA income.
The council won't have extra income.
You won't get extra services.
GP and Prescription costs are ridiculous
Agreed. The IMF requested that we liberalise the GP sector, which is happening, slowly.
Pharma costs are still way too high.
and I wont say anything about our Hospitals and the fees we have to pay for medical coverage because the public system will take a life time to get seen.
The public health system isn't as bad as is perceived. Health ins is sold due to fear.
I don't see how this tax is justified or what it will be spent on.
There are strong economic arguments for property taxes.
It won't be spent on anything new or different.
Yet everyone seems willing to pay it.
No, there are campaigns against it, and plenty of people won't pay.
Just curious of peoples opinions.
No, pudds, you're talking about income tax which is does reflect one's ability to pay.
This property tax does not do that. It says that if one owes 500k on a house worth 250k and is paying a massive mortgage that person should pay more than the guy who owes nothing on a 250k property.
They have property tax in other countries
... Would people still have that attitude if our government decided to take Cyprus approach and tax current accounts by 30% "to help our country" .[|quote]
Yes. Most definitely. I would definitely have preferred a 30% haircut in current accounts than a reduction in my salary. No contest.
Marion
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