The new tax procedure is being introduced to deal with the jump in house prices.
The Local Property Tax system will be changing in November.
It applies to all residential properties and has been designed to account for the recent rise in house prices.
Deborah Dwyer from Athlone Citizen's Information Centre has been speaking to Aidan Barry on Midlands Today about the changes:
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