The bank holiday weekend will kick-start a €1bn boost for the pandemic-hit economy as thousands head to hotels, beaches and other attractions. It is estimated more than 500,000 people will travel this weekend and motorists were warned that officers will be enforcing safety campaigns including speed checks. Sheds, extensions, driveways and big gardens will add up to higher Local Property Tax billHomeowners with big back gardens or driveways will face higher property tax bills under the Government’s revised property tax scheme. Property tax valuations will focus on the price of homes, but they will also take into account up to an acre of a person’s front and back garden, along with any additional structures. It comes amid evidence two doses of vaccine provides the best protection against this more infectious variant.

Source: Irish Independent June 04, 2021 06:01 UTC