Treasury will
launch a consultation exercise on the reform of domestic rates on Monday 16th
March which will run until the 27th April.
In January
2015, Tynwald agreed that domestic rating reform should now be carried out,
based on new legislation which will introduce a property tax for domestic
properties based on their capital values: underpinned by a national property
revaluation which should be completed by February 2016.
The purpose of the consultation exercise is to invite comments on the
proposed reform. It is not a referendum but is an exercise for gathering
information, views and evidence to allow Treasury to take an informed decision
on the future method of calculating and collecting local property taxes on
behalf of local authorities, churchwardens and the Manx Utilities Authority:
known together as “rating authorities”.
The
consultation is open until April 27 and the consultation document is attached
and from the 16th March can be found on the Isle of Man Government
website at http://www.gov.im/consultations.gov?menuid=16916&type=current.
Responses can be made in writing preferably by email to michael.morrison@gov.im
or through an on-line survey available at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/ratesreform
Further
information about the public consultation can be obtained from the address
below.
Regards
Michael
Morrison BSc (Hons) PgDL MInstLM
Senior
Executive Officer, Treasury
Illiam
Dhone House, 2 Circular Road, Douglas, Isle of Man, IM1 3PX