Hypocrisy of double standard taxation system highlighted by Campaign Against Home and Water Taxes occupation of Revenue Office in O’Connell Street
Protesters chained to furniture in building Less than a week before the deadline for registration for the property tax and the reality of industrial scale tax avoidance by prominent multinationals with the connivance of Ireland’s political and financial establishment has been laid bare. The CAHWT is currently conducting a peaceful occupation of the Revenue Commissioners office […]
Property tax “totally unnecessary” say campaigners
Campaigners against the property tax have said that the tax, which is being boycotted by huge numbers of people, is “totally unnecessary” and that the government should scrap it “unless it is prepared for a major battle with an angry public.” “The government has claimed it hopes to raise €500million from the property tax,” said […]
“Government and Revenue Commissioners’ spin and intimidation will not break property tax boycott”, says Campaign
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“Revenue figures show very low uptake on registration for property tax” says Campaign
The Campaign Against Home and Water Taxes (CAHWT) has said that that figures released yesterday (Wednesday 24th April) by the Revenue Commissioners show “ a very low uptake on registration for the property tax.” “Less than one-eighth of households have registered at this stage,” said Michael O’Brien, CAHWT spokesperson. “When we take into account that many of […]
Red card protest by anti-property tax campaigners is largest against Troika
The ‘red card’ march of thousands yesterday to Dublin Castle was organised by the Campaign Against Home & Water Taxes (CAHWT ) and represents the first major protest against both the property tax and the Troika in Ireland. The CAHWT said that up to 10,000 took part from all corners of the country and is […]
Credit Union Survey shows that hundreds of thousands will be compelled by poverty not to pay the property tax!
The latest Irish League of Credit Unions makes grim reading for anyone concerned with the state of our country. 1.6 million people are left to survive on €50 or less per month after their bills have been paid. Into this fragile glass the Government are determined to pour the boiling water of the proposed property […]
Bondholders and Gamblers welcome Property Tax
The International Bondholders and Financial Gamblers Confederation (IBFGC) has welcomed the decision by the government to impose a property tax on homeowners in the forthcoming budget, but has warned the government that they must be ready to “get tough” with non-payment levels which they expect to be “huge”. “The imposition of this tax is clearly […]
Campaign “fully prepared to legally defend householders if they are taken to court”
The Campaign Against Household and Water Taxes (CAHWT) has announced that is “fully prepared to legally defend householders” and will be organising “massive protests” at court cases, aimed at making it “politically impossible for the government to continue with their strategy” of trying to impose the household and property taxes. A Campaign press conference held […]
Protest marks €1billion handover
The Campaign Against Household and Water Taxes (CAHWT) staged a protest outside AIB headquarters today (Monday 1st October) to “highlight the fact that yet another €1billion of taxpayers’ money is today being handed over to unsecured AIB bondholders.” The protest involved a re-enactment of the scandal with Minister Phil Hogan, issuing a householder with a court […]
Property tax of €400 will send families over edge
Responding to reports that the government plans a property tax next year of around €400 for an average home, the Campaign Against Household & Water Taxes (CAHWT) said this would hit hardest “young families already reeling in the recession and lead to an upsurge in non-payment levels.” Cllr Ruth Coppinger of the CAHWT said “€400 is […]