Economists Say Owners Of Vacant Sites Must Be Taxed "Aggressively" To Reduce Housing Costs
Just ten local councils are ready to charge the vacant sites levy of 3%
In Cork city 98 sites are listed on the derelict sites register and up to July the City Council levied €629,700 worth of fines for these sites of which over €116,000 has been collected by the Council.
The ESRI also says 2,000 fewer homes would be built, and the cost of sites is having an impact as well as Brexit.
Professor Kieran McQuinn says more must be done to put vacant sites to work:
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