28 Nisan 2012 Cumartesi
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Property Tax, Meath property, Rental Accommodation
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Back in 1983 when the residential property tax was introduced by the Fine Gael/Labour coalition, Olivia O’Leary asked in The Irish Times if people would be penalised for home improvements that could add value to their home. “For instance will the elaborate pine fittings be assessed? Will it be a tactical necessity to ensure that built-in cupboards and permanent fittings are kept to a minimum?” she wrote.
And we could ask the same question about the value-based residential tax to be introduced before 2014 as a requirement in the EU/IMF programme of financial support for Ireland.
Elaborate pine fittings might have had a positive effect on suburban house prices back in the 1980s but nowadays they would have the opposite result (which might, in fact, herald their return?). If the Celtic Tiger sparked a vanilla-gloss kitchen and glass box extension show-off fest among neighbouring properties, will the introduction of a value-based property tax see people race to have the most unremarkable house on the street?
After all, how much more can people expect to pay in tax if they were to renovate a property to a high standard or build on an extension?
In May 1983 a 1.5 per cent tax was levied on people’s principal residence where the market value exceeded £65,000 and the household income exceeded £20,000. Home owners were required to make a tax return stating the value of their property and failure to do so could result in Revenue making its own valuation. If they got the valuation wrong and sold the property, they had to refund the difference. This time around, the tax is expected to be much broader, with fewer people exempt, but will still be based on a percentage of the market value of a property. It will be levied on family homes and investment property and, we as yet don’t know if property owners will be required to furnish a valuation by a professional .
By then we’ll presumably have, the national house price register to help determine property values but it will only date back to 2010 . House sales have been sluggish to say the least since then so what if a house comparable to yours hasn’t been sold on your street in recent times?
In the 1980s people were up in arms about the tax, there were protests, a High Court challenge to its constitutionality (The Court ruled it was not unconstitutional) and defaulting on a grand scale, until it was scrapped in 1997. However, with stamp duty no longer providing a stable revenue, a property tax has been on the horizon for some time and now the challenge for the government is to avoid repeating the mistakes of the past.
In a small ad in The Irish Times pages on September 29th 1989 accountancy firm Ernst & Whinney summed it up.
Good News
The value of your house has increased….
Bad News
You have to pay residential property tax on Ist October.
Back then the tax did not apply to people with substantial property holdings whose private residences were worth less than €65,000. John Kelly FG remarked in the Dáil in 1983 “One could be a mohair-suited, suede-booted , high-living bachelor living in a rented flat worth £64,000.Such a bachelor might own a street of houses where other people lived – he could be the beneficial owner of the entire Pembroke Estate – yet not one penny would he be taxed because he rented his main residence.”
This time mohair-suited, suede-booted high-living bachelors won’t escape the net, because it seems that this time, investment properties will be liable for the tax.
And we could ask the same question about the value-based residential tax to be introduced before 2014 as a requirement in the EU/IMF programme of financial support for Ireland.
Elaborate pine fittings might have had a positive effect on suburban house prices back in the 1980s but nowadays they would have the opposite result (which might, in fact, herald their return?). If the Celtic Tiger sparked a vanilla-gloss kitchen and glass box extension show-off fest among neighbouring properties, will the introduction of a value-based property tax see people race to have the most unremarkable house on the street?
After all, how much more can people expect to pay in tax if they were to renovate a property to a high standard or build on an extension?
In May 1983 a 1.5 per cent tax was levied on people’s principal residence where the market value exceeded £65,000 and the household income exceeded £20,000. Home owners were required to make a tax return stating the value of their property and failure to do so could result in Revenue making its own valuation. If they got the valuation wrong and sold the property, they had to refund the difference. This time around, the tax is expected to be much broader, with fewer people exempt, but will still be based on a percentage of the market value of a property. It will be levied on family homes and investment property and, we as yet don’t know if property owners will be required to furnish a valuation by a professional .
By then we’ll presumably have, the national house price register to help determine property values but it will only date back to 2010 . House sales have been sluggish to say the least since then so what if a house comparable to yours hasn’t been sold on your street in recent times?
In the 1980s people were up in arms about the tax, there were protests, a High Court challenge to its constitutionality (The Court ruled it was not unconstitutional) and defaulting on a grand scale, until it was scrapped in 1997. However, with stamp duty no longer providing a stable revenue, a property tax has been on the horizon for some time and now the challenge for the government is to avoid repeating the mistakes of the past.
In a small ad in The Irish Times pages on September 29th 1989 accountancy firm Ernst & Whinney summed it up.
Good News
The value of your house has increased….
Bad News
You have to pay residential property tax on Ist October.
Back then the tax did not apply to people with substantial property holdings whose private residences were worth less than €65,000. John Kelly FG remarked in the Dáil in 1983 “One could be a mohair-suited, suede-booted , high-living bachelor living in a rented flat worth £64,000.Such a bachelor might own a street of houses where other people lived – he could be the beneficial owner of the entire Pembroke Estate – yet not one penny would he be taxed because he rented his main residence.”
This time mohair-suited, suede-booted high-living bachelors won’t escape the net, because it seems that this time, investment properties will be liable for the tax.
Meath Property, Property Meath, Royal Rentals Meath
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Royal Rentals
Managing Your Investment, Protecting Your Future
Dear Landlord
At Royal Rentals we pride ourselves in offering a personal service. Royal Rentals offers a professional Letting and Management Service to its clients. Royal Rentals ensures that the properties in their care are maintained to the highest standards. We ensure that landlords get the best value possible from their investment. If you are a property owner and would like your property to be yielding good solid returns then contact Royal Rentals on 046-9072742 or e-mail navan@royalrentals.ie.
If you would like to view our full terms and conditions, including charges, please contact us immediately on 046-9072742. We list some of our terms here for your information; these terms do not represent the full Terms and Conditions and any such Terms and Conditions will only be enforced as stated in our mutually signed Agreement.
1. FREE: Rental Assessment
2. FREE: Property advertising
3. FREE: Tenant reference
4. FREE: Lease agreement
5. FREE: Utility notifications
6. FREE: Tenant to Landlord information reference PRTB
7. FREE: Letting fee and Management fee, until the property is let
8. FREE: Standing order set-up
9. FREE: Pursuit of Rent arrears once notified
10. FREE: Renewed leases
11. FREE: Replacement tenant where contract is breached
12. FREE: Quarterly property Report
For further information please contact Sharon or Sandra 046-9072742 or e-mail navan@royalrentals.ie.
Testimonials
“We had just moved back from England and needed somewhere to rent for ourselves and our children. When we contacted Royal Rentals, the staff were friendly and went out of their way to help us find a home. Within a week we were in our new home and were able to get on with our lives and not have to worry about finding accommodation”. (Mary)
“I was working in Dublin, but the job moved to Meath, it is not easy for a single man to get accommodation, but when I contacted Royal Rentals they assured me that they would have a place for me in a week, and sure enough I was in my flat within a week, I was able to move from Dublin and make the short journey to work each day”. (John)
“My husband and I had fallen on difficult times, we both lost our jobs and we could no longer pay our mortgage. We both got part-time jobs and we contacted Royal Rentals to see if they could help us find a small house or flat in Meath or Louth, in ten days we had a two bedroom house and we are now making some progress in getting back on our feet”. (James and Margaret)
“I was made redundant and lost my apartment. I was embarrassed to have to ask for help with somewhere to live and not having any money. When I called into Royal Rentals in Ludlow Street, Navan, they found me somewhere to live and they also helped me with the social as I did not have a clue what to do”. (Mark)
“It’s not easy for a single mother to find somewhere to live; I did not know what to do or where to go. I walked into Royal Rentals when a friend told me that they were very helpful. They got me a flat and now I am working part-time and live looks a lot better than it did this time last year”. (Rose)
News
Back in 1983 when the residential property tax was introduced by the Fine Gael/Labour coalition, Olivia O’Leary asked in The Irish Times if people would be penalised for home improvements that could add value to their home. “For instance will the elaborate pine fittings be assessed? Will it be a tactical necessity to ensure that built-in cupboards and permanent fittings are kept to a minimum?” she wrote.
And we could ask the same question about the value-based residential tax to be introduced before 2014 as a requirement in the EU/IMF programme of financial support for Ireland.
Elaborate pine fittings might have had a positive effect on suburban house prices back in the 1980s but nowadays they would have the opposite result (which might, in fact, herald their return?). If the Celtic Tiger sparked a vanilla-gloss kitchen and glass box extension show-off fest among neighbouring properties, will the introduction of a value-based property tax see people race to have the most unremarkable house on the street?
After all, how much more can people expect to pay in tax if they were to renovate a property to a high standard or build on an extension?
In May 1983 a 1.5 per cent tax was levied on people’s principal residence where the market value exceeded £65,000 and the household income exceeded £20,000. Home owners were required to make a tax return stating the value of their property and failure to do so could result in Revenue making its own valuation. If they got the valuation wrong and sold the property, they had to refund the difference. This time around, the tax is expected to be much broader, with fewer people exempt, but will still be based on a percentage of the market value of a property. It will be levied on family homes and investment property and, we as yet don’t know if property owners will be required to furnish a valuation by a professional.
By then we’ll presumably have, the national house price register to help determine property values but it will only date back to 2010. House sales have been sluggish to say the least since then so what if a house comparable to yours hasn’t been sold on your street in recent times?
In the 1980s people were up in arms about the tax, there were protests, a High Court challenge to its constitutionality (The Court ruled it was not unconstitutional) and defaulting on a grand scale, until it was scrapped in 1997. However, with stamp duty no longer providing stable revenue, a property tax has been on the horizon for some time and now the challenge for the government is to avoid repeating the mistakes of the past.
In a small ad in The Irish Times pages on September 29th 1989 accountancy firm Ernst & Whinney summed it up.
Good News
The value of your house has increased….
Bad News
You have to pay residential property tax on Ist October.
Back then the tax did not apply to people with substantial property holdings whose private residences were worth less than €65,000. John Kelly FG remarked in the Dáil in 1983 “One could be a mohair-suited, suede-booted, high-living bachelor living in a rented flat worth £64,000.Such a bachelor might own a street of houses where other people lived – he could be the beneficial owner of the entire Pembroke Estate – yet not one penny would he be taxed because he rented his main residence.”
This time mohair-suited, suede-booted high-living bachelors won’t escape the net, because it seems that this time, investment properties will be liable for the tax.
Managing Your Investment, Protecting Your Future
Dear Landlord
At Royal Rentals we pride ourselves in offering a personal service. Royal Rentals offers a professional Letting and Management Service to its clients. Royal Rentals ensures that the properties in their care are maintained to the highest standards. We ensure that landlords get the best value possible from their investment. If you are a property owner and would like your property to be yielding good solid returns then contact Royal Rentals on 046-9072742 or e-mail navan@royalrentals.ie.
If you would like to view our full terms and conditions, including charges, please contact us immediately on 046-9072742. We list some of our terms here for your information; these terms do not represent the full Terms and Conditions and any such Terms and Conditions will only be enforced as stated in our mutually signed Agreement.
1. FREE: Rental Assessment
2. FREE: Property advertising
3. FREE: Tenant reference
4. FREE: Lease agreement
5. FREE: Utility notifications
6. FREE: Tenant to Landlord information reference PRTB
7. FREE: Letting fee and Management fee, until the property is let
8. FREE: Standing order set-up
9. FREE: Pursuit of Rent arrears once notified
10. FREE: Renewed leases
11. FREE: Replacement tenant where contract is breached
12. FREE: Quarterly property Report
For further information please contact Sharon or Sandra 046-9072742 or e-mail navan@royalrentals.ie.
Testimonials
“We had just moved back from England and needed somewhere to rent for ourselves and our children. When we contacted Royal Rentals, the staff were friendly and went out of their way to help us find a home. Within a week we were in our new home and were able to get on with our lives and not have to worry about finding accommodation”. (Mary)
“I was working in Dublin, but the job moved to Meath, it is not easy for a single man to get accommodation, but when I contacted Royal Rentals they assured me that they would have a place for me in a week, and sure enough I was in my flat within a week, I was able to move from Dublin and make the short journey to work each day”. (John)
“My husband and I had fallen on difficult times, we both lost our jobs and we could no longer pay our mortgage. We both got part-time jobs and we contacted Royal Rentals to see if they could help us find a small house or flat in Meath or Louth, in ten days we had a two bedroom house and we are now making some progress in getting back on our feet”. (James and Margaret)
“I was made redundant and lost my apartment. I was embarrassed to have to ask for help with somewhere to live and not having any money. When I called into Royal Rentals in Ludlow Street, Navan, they found me somewhere to live and they also helped me with the social as I did not have a clue what to do”. (Mark)
“It’s not easy for a single mother to find somewhere to live; I did not know what to do or where to go. I walked into Royal Rentals when a friend told me that they were very helpful. They got me a flat and now I am working part-time and live looks a lot better than it did this time last year”. (Rose)
News
Back in 1983 when the residential property tax was introduced by the Fine Gael/Labour coalition, Olivia O’Leary asked in The Irish Times if people would be penalised for home improvements that could add value to their home. “For instance will the elaborate pine fittings be assessed? Will it be a tactical necessity to ensure that built-in cupboards and permanent fittings are kept to a minimum?” she wrote.
And we could ask the same question about the value-based residential tax to be introduced before 2014 as a requirement in the EU/IMF programme of financial support for Ireland.
Elaborate pine fittings might have had a positive effect on suburban house prices back in the 1980s but nowadays they would have the opposite result (which might, in fact, herald their return?). If the Celtic Tiger sparked a vanilla-gloss kitchen and glass box extension show-off fest among neighbouring properties, will the introduction of a value-based property tax see people race to have the most unremarkable house on the street?
After all, how much more can people expect to pay in tax if they were to renovate a property to a high standard or build on an extension?
In May 1983 a 1.5 per cent tax was levied on people’s principal residence where the market value exceeded £65,000 and the household income exceeded £20,000. Home owners were required to make a tax return stating the value of their property and failure to do so could result in Revenue making its own valuation. If they got the valuation wrong and sold the property, they had to refund the difference. This time around, the tax is expected to be much broader, with fewer people exempt, but will still be based on a percentage of the market value of a property. It will be levied on family homes and investment property and, we as yet don’t know if property owners will be required to furnish a valuation by a professional.
By then we’ll presumably have, the national house price register to help determine property values but it will only date back to 2010. House sales have been sluggish to say the least since then so what if a house comparable to yours hasn’t been sold on your street in recent times?
In the 1980s people were up in arms about the tax, there were protests, a High Court challenge to its constitutionality (The Court ruled it was not unconstitutional) and defaulting on a grand scale, until it was scrapped in 1997. However, with stamp duty no longer providing stable revenue, a property tax has been on the horizon for some time and now the challenge for the government is to avoid repeating the mistakes of the past.
In a small ad in The Irish Times pages on September 29th 1989 accountancy firm Ernst & Whinney summed it up.
Good News
The value of your house has increased….
Bad News
You have to pay residential property tax on Ist October.
Back then the tax did not apply to people with substantial property holdings whose private residences were worth less than €65,000. John Kelly FG remarked in the Dáil in 1983 “One could be a mohair-suited, suede-booted, high-living bachelor living in a rented flat worth £64,000.Such a bachelor might own a street of houses where other people lived – he could be the beneficial owner of the entire Pembroke Estate – yet not one penny would he be taxed because he rented his main residence.”
This time mohair-suited, suede-booted high-living bachelors won’t escape the net, because it seems that this time, investment properties will be liable for the tax.
Meath Property, Property prices, Property Meath
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ASKING PRICES for houses in Ireland fell by as much as 18 per cent last year, two reports on the beleaguered Irish property market suggest.
Property website Daft.ie said the average asking price for homes was now €175,000 – some 52 per cent below the 2007 peak and down 18 per cent annually.
Asking prices fell 7.7 per cent in the last three months of the year, the sharpest quarterly fall in asking prices to date, Daft.ie said.
A similar report by property website MyHome.ie indicates that asking prices for residential property plunged 13 per cent in 2011. MyHome.ie’s average asking price for a home nationally is higher than that of Daft.ie’s, coming in at €236,000.
MyHome.ie, which is owned by The Irish Times, said asking prices were down 43 per cent since their peak in late 2006.
“It is unlikely that years down the line, 2011 will be remembered in the annals of Ireland’s property market. It is much more likely to be tucked away between the start and end dates of what will be regarded as the legendary Irish property market crash,” said Ronan Lyons, economist at Daft.ie and author of its report.
Both the MyHome.ie and Daft.ie reports pointed to sharper declines in the Dublin property market than outside the capital.
MyHome.ie said Dublin prices fell 14.7 per cent last year compared to a 13 per cent national average.
Daft.ie said asking prices in Dublin fell 8.9 per cent in the final quarter, compared to a 5.4 per cent fall in Cork city. However, Galway showed the steepest rate of decline, with asking prices falling more than 14 per cent in the final three months. Daft.ie also released figures showing the varying speeds at which homes are sold nationwide. In Dublin, about half of the properties put on the market through the site are sold within six months, while in Connacht and Ulster, it takes a full year for the same proportion to sell.
Mr Lyons said it was tempting to see large house price falls “as a bad thing”, especially for those in negative equity, but a fast rate of decline had some advantages in a situation where the decline was inevitable.
“If the size of the correction in house prices is determined by fundamental factors, then it is better for the prices to race to the finishing line than crawl there.”
Annette Hughes, director of DKM Economic Consultants, who wrote the MyHome.ie report, said prices would not stabilise until there was sustained economic and employment growth.
HOUSE PRICES IN NUMBERS
€236,000 The average national asking price – MyHome.ie
€268,000 The average asking price of a house in Dublin – MyHome.ie
61 Percentage decline in asking prices in central Dublin city, the steepest to date – Daft.ie.
41 Percentage decline in asking prices in Limerick city since their peak - the most modest falls of any city, according to Daft.ie.
Property website Daft.ie said the average asking price for homes was now €175,000 – some 52 per cent below the 2007 peak and down 18 per cent annually.
Asking prices fell 7.7 per cent in the last three months of the year, the sharpest quarterly fall in asking prices to date, Daft.ie said.
A similar report by property website MyHome.ie indicates that asking prices for residential property plunged 13 per cent in 2011. MyHome.ie’s average asking price for a home nationally is higher than that of Daft.ie’s, coming in at €236,000.
MyHome.ie, which is owned by The Irish Times, said asking prices were down 43 per cent since their peak in late 2006.
“It is unlikely that years down the line, 2011 will be remembered in the annals of Ireland’s property market. It is much more likely to be tucked away between the start and end dates of what will be regarded as the legendary Irish property market crash,” said Ronan Lyons, economist at Daft.ie and author of its report.
Both the MyHome.ie and Daft.ie reports pointed to sharper declines in the Dublin property market than outside the capital.
MyHome.ie said Dublin prices fell 14.7 per cent last year compared to a 13 per cent national average.
Daft.ie said asking prices in Dublin fell 8.9 per cent in the final quarter, compared to a 5.4 per cent fall in Cork city. However, Galway showed the steepest rate of decline, with asking prices falling more than 14 per cent in the final three months. Daft.ie also released figures showing the varying speeds at which homes are sold nationwide. In Dublin, about half of the properties put on the market through the site are sold within six months, while in Connacht and Ulster, it takes a full year for the same proportion to sell.
Mr Lyons said it was tempting to see large house price falls “as a bad thing”, especially for those in negative equity, but a fast rate of decline had some advantages in a situation where the decline was inevitable.
“If the size of the correction in house prices is determined by fundamental factors, then it is better for the prices to race to the finishing line than crawl there.”
Annette Hughes, director of DKM Economic Consultants, who wrote the MyHome.ie report, said prices would not stabilise until there was sustained economic and employment growth.
HOUSE PRICES IN NUMBERS
€236,000 The average national asking price – MyHome.ie
€268,000 The average asking price of a house in Dublin – MyHome.ie
61 Percentage decline in asking prices in central Dublin city, the steepest to date – Daft.ie.
41 Percentage decline in asking prices in Limerick city since their peak - the most modest falls of any city, according to Daft.ie.
Navan Town Council, Commercial Rates, Property Tax
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Hard pressed Navan businesses can expect a 2.61 increase in rates when the town council adopts its annual budget for 2012 next week, but parking charges are likely to remain at current levels.
Councillors are facing a stark budget process with an 8.98 per cent reduction in funding from central government.
They will hold a preliminary meeting tonight (Thursday) and are expected to formally adopt the budget next Tuesday night. Government funding to the council this year is €392,000, down from €430,000 last year.
The council is obliged to raise commercial rates this year as part of the process of bringing them in line with Meath County Council charges.
Under the town boundary extension, which took place in 2009, conditions were imposed on the Navan local authority, obliging councillors to increase the rate over a number of years until the rate in the town and county were the same.
Other measures proposed by the county manager for this year's budget will be the allocation of €250,000 for refurbishments of dwellings in St Ultan's Terrace, St Brigid's Villas and Flower Hill Crescent.
Councillors are expected to agree to the allocation of €40,000 for a business development fund and €78,000 towards the development of the town park.
Cllr Shane Cassells has hit out angrily at the large decrease in central government funding.
"I am disgusted at such a huge decrease. We are already seeing that the household charge is not likely to be a modest €100 charge, but is more likely to be €600 on hard pressed families.
"Before they were elected, Fine Gael said they were against a property tax and would avoid it by cutting funding to local government.
"Now we have both a property tax and a cut in funding. This is even more deception by Fine Gael," he said.
Cllr Cassells said he was amazed at the silence of Labour, Fine Gael and Sine Fein on the issue of rates increases.
"They were all attacking Fianna Fail about rates increases but all is silent on the battle field this year," he said.
Meanwhile, Navan Chamber of Commerce has highlighted the increases in rates faced by retailers and businesses in Navan over the last number of years and has echoed Chambers Ireland's recent call for local government rates to be set at appropriate levels for 2012.
Frank Harrington, vice president of Navan Chamber, said the rates burden on businesses in Navan had increased every year since 2008.
"Rates in Navan have increased by over 15 per cent since 2008 while other comparable towns have seen decreases during the same period. Navan Chamber accepts the necessity of local government rates but highlight the need for them to be set an appropriate levels to ensure competetiveness. Small and medium enterprises have a crucial role to play in rebuilding Ireland's economy. Government, both national and local, must play a role in ensuring competitiveness within the sector".
Mr Harrington also highlighted the need for more transparency and consultation between businesses and local government and looked forward to entering constructive dialogue with the council with the benefit of all stakeholders with an interest in the town of Navan in mind.
He echoed the call by Hilary Haydon, chair of Chambers Ireland's Ratepayers and Local Government Council who said that the dependence on commercial rates to fund local government services was still too high and if rates rise further, the future of local business and jobs would become 'increasingly uncertain'.
Hard pressed Navan businesses can expect a 2.61 increase in rates when the town council adopts its annual budget for 2012 next week, but parking charges are likely to remain at current levels.
Councillors are facing a stark budget process with an 8.98 per cent reduction in funding from central government.
They will hold a preliminary meeting tonight (Thursday) and are expected to formally adopt the budget next Tuesday night. Government funding to the council this year is €392,000, down from €430,000 last year.
The council is obliged to raise commercial rates this year as part of the process of bringing them in line with Meath County Council charges.
Under the town boundary extension, which took place in 2009, conditions were imposed on the Navan local authority, obliging councillors to increase the rate over a number of years until the rate in the town and county were the same.
Other measures proposed by the county manager for this year's budget will be the allocation of €250,000 for refurbishments of dwellings in St Ultan's Terrace, St Brigid's Villas and Flower Hill Crescent.
Councillors are expected to agree to the allocation of €40,000 for a business development fund and €78,000 towards the development of the town park.
Cllr Shane Cassells has hit out angrily at the large decrease in central government funding.
"I am disgusted at such a huge decrease. We are already seeing that the household charge is not likely to be a modest €100 charge, but is more likely to be €600 on hard pressed families.
"Before they were elected, Fine Gael said they were against a property tax and would avoid it by cutting funding to local government.
"Now we have both a property tax and a cut in funding. This is even more deception by Fine Gael," he said.
Cllr Cassells said he was amazed at the silence of Labour, Fine Gael and Sine Fein on the issue of rates increases.
"They were all attacking Fianna Fail about rates increases but all is silent on the battle field this year," he said.
Meanwhile, Navan Chamber of Commerce has highlighted the increases in rates faced by retailers and businesses in Navan over the last number of years and has echoed Chambers Ireland's recent call for local government rates to be set at appropriate levels for 2012.
Frank Harrington, vice president of Navan Chamber, said the rates burden on businesses in Navan had increased every year since 2008.
"Rates in Navan have increased by over 15 per cent since 2008 while other comparable towns have seen decreases during the same period. Navan Chamber accepts the necessity of local government rates but highlight the need for them to be set an appropriate levels to ensure competetiveness. Small and medium enterprises have a crucial role to play in rebuilding Ireland's economy. Government, both national and local, must play a role in ensuring competitiveness within the sector".
Mr Harrington also highlighted the need for more transparency and consultation between businesses and local government and looked forward to entering constructive dialogue with the council with the benefit of all stakeholders with an interest in the town of Navan in mind.
He echoed the call by Hilary Haydon, chair of Chambers Ireland's Ratepayers and Local Government Council who said that the dependence on commercial rates to fund local government services was still too high and if rates rise further, the future of local business and jobs would become 'increasingly uncertain'.
27 Nisan 2012 Cuma
Video: Foster The People "Houdini"
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Foster The People have a video for "Houdini," a tune off the latest release, Torches, out via Columbia. Check it out below and remember that two Chicago shows are coming up on June 20th and 21st at the Congress Theater.
[VIDEO] Foster The People - Houdini
[Website] Foster The People
[Facebook] Foster The People
[Count Me Out] Foster The People Announce New Tour Dates
[Count Me Out] Video: Foster The People on Leno
[Count Me Out] Video: Foster The People "Don't Stop (Color On The Walls)"
[Count Me Out] Video: Foster The People "Call It What You Want"
[Count Me Out] Video: Foster The People on Letterman
[Count Me Out] Video: Foster The People on SNL
[Count Me Out] Foster The People on NPR's Tiny Desk Concert
[Count Me Out] Video: Foster The People "Helena Beat"
[Count Me Out] Foster The People Announce Fall Tour Dates
[Count Me Out] Video: Foster The People on Leno
[Count Me Out] Video: Foster The People on Jimmy Kimmel
[Count Me Out] Album Review: Foster The People - Torches
Foster The People have a video for "Houdini," a tune off the latest release, Torches, out via Columbia. Check it out below and remember that two Chicago shows are coming up on June 20th and 21st at the Congress Theater.
[VIDEO] Foster The People - Houdini
[Website] Foster The People
[Facebook] Foster The People
[Count Me Out] Foster The People Announce New Tour Dates
[Count Me Out] Video: Foster The People on Leno
[Count Me Out] Video: Foster The People "Don't Stop (Color On The Walls)"
[Count Me Out] Video: Foster The People "Call It What You Want"
[Count Me Out] Video: Foster The People on Letterman
[Count Me Out] Video: Foster The People on SNL
[Count Me Out] Foster The People on NPR's Tiny Desk Concert
[Count Me Out] Video: Foster The People "Helena Beat"
[Count Me Out] Foster The People Announce Fall Tour Dates
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Sun Kil Moon "That Bird Has A Broken Wing"
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Pitchfork has shared a new Sun Kil Moon tune, "That Bird Has A Broken Wing," off the forthcoming release, Among The Leaves, out 5/29 via Caldo Verde. Check it out below.
[STREAM] Sun Kil Moon - That Bird Has A Broken Wing
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Pitchfork has shared a new Sun Kil Moon tune, "That Bird Has A Broken Wing," off the forthcoming release, Among The Leaves, out 5/29 via Caldo Verde. Check it out below.
[STREAM] Sun Kil Moon - That Bird Has A Broken Wing
[Website] Sun Kil Moon
[Facebook] Sun Kil Moon
[Count Me Out] Sun Kil Moon "UK Blues"
[Count Me Out] Sun Kil Moon "Track Number 8"
[Count Me Out] Sun Kil Moon "Sunshine In Chicago"
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Video: Perfume Genius "Dark Parts"
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Perfume Genius has a new video for "Dark Parts," a tune off the new release, Put Your Back N 2 It, out now via Matador. Check it out below.
[VIDEO] Perfume Genius - Dark Parts
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Perfume Genius has a new video for "Dark Parts," a tune off the new release, Put Your Back N 2 It, out now via Matador. Check it out below.
[VIDEO] Perfume Genius - Dark Parts
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Video: The War On Drugs on Letterman
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The War On Drugs performed "Come To The City" last night on The Late Show with David Letterman. Check it out below, along with the latest release, Slave Ambient, out via Secretly Canadian.
The War On Drugs performed "Come To The City" last night on The Late Show with David Letterman. Check it out below, along with the latest release, Slave Ambient, out via Secretly Canadian.
Ami Saraiya & The Outcome "I'm Pregnant"
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The lovely Chicago based songstress, Ami Saraiya, is set to release a new album, Soundproof Box, on 6/19. Check the album art and tracklist out below, along with the new tune, "I'm Pregnant." Also, take a look at some upcoming tour dates.
Tracklist
01. I'm Pregnant
02. Heart-shaped Locket
03. Soundproof Box
04. Marma
05. Purging
06. Cattleprod Hands
07. Hanging By A Thread
08. Leaving Chattanooga
09. Serenade
10. I'm The Type Of Girl
11. Glass Full Of Blue
[MP3] Ami Saraiya & The Outcome - I'm Pregnant
Tour Dates
05.25.12 at Le Quai'son (Nancy, FR) *^
05.27.12 at Medienfestival (Tubingen, DE)
05.29.12 at Cafe De Agnes (Strasbourg, FR) #
06.01.12 at La Laiterie (Strasbourg, FR) *^
06.27.12 at Ace Bar (Chicago, IL)
* w/ MPLS Henry's
^ w/ Musikanto
# w/ Chapel Hill
[Website] Ami Saraiya & The Outcome
[Facebook] Ami Saraiya & The Outcome
The lovely Chicago based songstress, Ami Saraiya, is set to release a new album, Soundproof Box, on 6/19. Check the album art and tracklist out below, along with the new tune, "I'm Pregnant." Also, take a look at some upcoming tour dates.
Tracklist
01. I'm Pregnant
02. Heart-shaped Locket
03. Soundproof Box
04. Marma
05. Purging
06. Cattleprod Hands
07. Hanging By A Thread
08. Leaving Chattanooga
09. Serenade
10. I'm The Type Of Girl
11. Glass Full Of Blue
[MP3] Ami Saraiya & The Outcome - I'm Pregnant
Tour Dates
05.25.12 at Le Quai'son (Nancy, FR) *^
05.27.12 at Medienfestival (Tubingen, DE)
05.29.12 at Cafe De Agnes (Strasbourg, FR) #
06.01.12 at La Laiterie (Strasbourg, FR) *^
06.27.12 at Ace Bar (Chicago, IL)
* w/ MPLS Henry's
^ w/ Musikanto
# w/ Chapel Hill
[Website] Ami Saraiya & The Outcome
[Facebook] Ami Saraiya & The Outcome
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