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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, June 10, 2013

QUESTION NO.1

QUESTION: Councillor C. Bond

To ask the Manager to please state if the revenue collected from the property tax so far can be spent by the Council in this Financial year?

REPLY:

The local property tax is administered by the Revenue Commissioners and it is intended that the receipts will be used to fund the provision of services by local authorities.   The local government fund general purpose grant is the main source of funding for local authorities in 2013.  This fund is financed from the proceeds of Motor Tax plus an exchequer contribution.  The local government fund allocation to South Dublin for 2013 is €16,285,348.  South Dublin has not been allocated additional funding in 2013 from the local property tax.