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Dáil to debate motion to scrap new concrete levy

A Defective Concrete Products Levy was introduced as part of Budget 2023
Sean Defoe
Sean Defoe

00.30 4 Oct 2022


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Dáil to debate motion to scrap...

Dáil to debate motion to scrap new concrete levy

Sean Defoe
Sean Defoe

00.30 4 Oct 2022


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The Dáil will debate a motion this evening calling for the new concrete levy to be scrapped.

A Defective Concrete Products Levy was introduced last week as part of Budget 2023.

The Government will oppose Sinn Féin's motion, calling for the levy to be scrapped.

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The move was brought in as a 10% charge on concrete products to part fund the mica redress scheme.

However, it will increase the cost of building houses by around €1,600 for a three-bedroom semi-detached house - according to the Department of Finance.

And other estimates are far higher.

On Monday night Government sources were circulating old Sinn Féin speeches on mica - in which the likes of Pádraig Mac Lochlainn, Pearse Doherty and Eoin Ó Broin called for an industry levy to fund the mica redress scheme.

But the issue most have with the levy is it will ultimately be passed on to the consumer: meaning home buyers are the ones picking up the tab.


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