Deferral of Residential Zoned Land Tax liability date welcomed in Mayo

THE decision by government to defer the liability date for the Residential Zoned Land Tax (RZLT) by one year - from February 2024 to February 2025 - has been welcomed by Claremorris-based Councillor Tom Connolly.

“I am very pleased that the concerns of farmers have been taken in to account with respect to the RZLT,” said Councillor Connolly.

“The government have confirmed that in order to ensure that the RZLT remains appropriately targeted at the timely activation of zoned and serviced land, the liability date is to be deferred by one year. The initial liability date will be pushed out from February 1, 2024, to February 1, 2025.”

Councillor Connolly continued: “I have been advised that this pushing out of the liability date will allow for another annual mapping cycle to take place before landowners become subject to the tax. It will allow a further period during which landowners can engage in the process and make a rezoning request to their local authority.

“I understand that a timeline for when this process will get underway has not been made known yet but it has been requested that a specific effort be made to engage with farmers when it does.

“This is very welcome news. This matter has caused a lot of stress throughout the country. I am pleased that the government are listening to the concerns of farmers on the ground and I strongly welcome this development of the deferral of the liability date by one year.”

Deputy Michael Ring, he added, had also raised this matter on numerous occasions at the Fine Gael parliamentary party meetings.