Homeowners in parts of Dublin are facing a sharp rise in property tax next year.
Dublin City Council is one of a handful of local authorities to each year apply the maximum 15 per cent reduction in the charge that is open to it.
However, in a pre-agreed move, councillors as part of the ruling group are expected to vote today for the first rise in rates since LPT was introduced in 2013.
That, coupled with a revaluation of the tax bands depending on property values, is likely to see most homeowners in the City Council area paying up to 34 per cent more in property tax next year.
The increase is expected to being in an extra €16.4 million for the council, with the money to go to the likes of housing and roads maintenance, addressing dereliction and zebra crossings.
It means most Dubliners will see a rise in the tax next year after two other local authorities in the capital voted to up the charge.
Fingal County Council and South Dublin County Council both decided to reduce the discount they apply to bring in extra funding. Meanwhile Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council voted to continue to apply the full 15 per cent discount.
