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Irish Mirror
Irish Mirror
National
Michelle Devane

Budget 2023: Concrete block levy will offset cost of mica redress scheme, says Tanaiste Leo Varadkar

The Tanaiste has ruled out abandoning the Government’s new concrete block levy.

Leo Varadkar said the multimillion-euro cost of the mica problem has to be recouped in some way and the taxpayer should not have to cover all of the cost.

A levy on concrete blocks, pouring concrete and certain other concrete products was announced in Tuesday’s Budget by the Finance Minister.

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