Poor response to second-home tax

I blogged earlier this month here about the €200 tax on second homes. Today is the final day for payment of this tax. According to RTE, only €15 million has been collected to date. That's 75,000 houses out of a potential 200,000.

Anyone eligible who doesn't pay this faces penalties.

Don't forget to pay the €200 levy on second properties

The Local Government (Charges) Act 2009 introduces a €200 annual charge on non principal private residences, payable by the owners to the local authority in whose area the property concerned is located.

The final date of payment of this charge is the end of this month, i.e. 30th September 2009. It's your responsibility to pay this charge - you won't be receiving any reminders in the post.

Full details (including how to pay it) can be obtained at http://www.nppr.ie