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Council issuing 30,000 warning letters 12.10.12

DONEGAL County Council has begun issuing letters to more than 30,000 households advising them of their liability to pay the Household Charge.
More than 34,000 householders in Donegal have paid the charge so far.
The letter reminds householders that this is a self declaration charge and that late payments continue to incur penalties and interest fees on an ongoing monthly basis. The amount now due, if paid in October, is €127 per property and this will continue to increase each month until the charge is paid.
The Council said households have been identified from the Property Registration Authority database.
"Due to the manner in which names and addresses can be entered and recorded differently in computer systems by the public it is possible that in some circumstances details may not be matched correctly and some householders may receive a letter in error. "In these cases and to avoid receiving further letters households are asked to contact the Central Bureau to verify their details and to ensure their records are updated," the local authority said in a statement.
Director of Finance with Donegal County Council, Garry Martin said: “We understand that from 2013 the Revenue Commissioners will be responsible for pursuing any outstanding Household Charge and we would urge households who have not yet paid the charge to do so as soon as possible to avoid any further penalties and interest fees that the Revenue Commissioners will likely be pursuing from 2013 on."
The Council said monies collected from the Household Charge contributes to the local authority's Local Government Fund "which finances or co-finances local services including fire and emergency services, road maintenance and street cleaning, development and other community projects". Libraries, playgrounds, public lighting are also funded through the charge, the Council said. It indicated that Donegal's weak compliance rate to date for payment had "necessitated in the Council reviewing options for postponement of certain expenditure between now and the end of the year". The Council did not state what expenditure would be postponed.
Meanwhile, Mr Martin added: ”The greater the level of payment compliance in the county in the next number of weeks, the lesser the impact on available spend between now and the end of the year."
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