Donegal County Council will this week publish the draft map for the Residential Zoned Land Tax, with members again expressing serious concern about the measure.
The tax was to have been imposed from Thursday of this week, but it has been deferred until February 1st next year.
Officials stressed that lands zoned as ‘Strategic Residential Reserve’ will not be liable for the tax, and will not be included in the final map to be published later this year.
Anyone whose lands are deemed to be liable in the draft map can appeal it by April 1st, and anyone seeking to have their lands rezoned must apply to the council by May 31st.
Members expressed particular concern about agricultural lands being taxed in cases where the farmer has no intention of selling it.
Cllr Rena Donaghey says there is still work to be done:
