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AN AMALGAMATION of Fianna Fáil, Sinn Fein and Independent councillors voted to cut property tax rates in the county by the full permissable amount of 15 per cent for 2015.
The cut means means people who valued their house at € 100,000 or less will receive a reduction amounting to roughly 23 cent per week or € 12 per year, while those whose homes are valued at over € 300,000 will see their tax bill fall by up to € 90 per annum.
As a result of the decision, a number of vital local projects may now be put on hold following the decision to cut the property tax in Clare by 15 per cent.
Before the vote councillors were told that the reduction in the tax rate could see the Council having € 1.56m less to spend on local projects and services.