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A review of Ireland’s Local Property Tax Cover

A review of Ireland’s Local Property Tax

By: Gerard Turley  
Open Access
|Dec 2022

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/admin-2022-0025 | Journal eISSN: 2449-9471 | Journal ISSN: 0001-8325
Language: English
Page range: 1 - 25
Published on: Dec 24, 2022
Published by: The Institute of Public Administration of Ireland
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

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