Will the targeted measures ease housing supply shortages?
The Department of Finance has set out ten measures that it hopes will ease the housing crisis. Our experts analyse the tax-related aspects of the plan
Unquestionably, there are significant supply constraints in the housing market, particularly in urban areas. In a document released on Budget Day, the Department of Finance outlined ten measures which the government has committed to introduce to achieve the objectives under its action plan for housing. The tax-based elements of these are considered below.
Help-to-buy incentive
The Minister for Finance has introduced a help-to-buy incentive designed to assist first-time buyers who are struggling to ...
