Stamp Duty Debate Heats Up | Belfast News

Taoiseach Micheál Martin hints at scrapping stamp duty for first-time buyers, but Finance Minister Simon Harris pushes back, noting no current proposals exist in the government’s budget plan. Public Expenditure Minister Jack Chambers calls for patience, emphasizing early-stage negotiations and a one-point-five billion euro tax allocation for income and inheritance tax changes — while dropping the classic line: “nothing is agreed until everything is agreed.” Housing remains a top priority, but Harris suggests last year’s tax measures may have been the final ones — leaving the stamp duty debate far from settled. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/82cfe1a7d0264e52