Greens push overhaul of property tax, higher carbon tax in government talks

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Negotiating teams from FF, FG and Greens focus on finance policies in talks

has previously said a site-value tax would be used to encourage denser housing development. The Greens’ election manifesto says a site-value tax “is a recurring annual tax on the value of a site excluding the value of any improvements or properties”.The Greens are also understood to favour a higher level of carbon tax than initially envisaged under government policy.

It is understood that potentially contentious issues, such as how to deal with the State deficit after the Covid-19 virus and the planned increase in the State pension age, a key point of debate in the general election, have not yet been fully resolved.

 

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