Campaign to Boycott The Household Charge
January 12, 2012
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Posted by Money Guide
There is a campaign to boycott the new Household Charge – which is being led mainly by a group calling itself the Campaign Against Household and Water Taxes or CAHWT.
They say on their website that they are a ” coalition of political and community activists, including trade unionists, tenants association organisers, TDs, and others come together around a common programme of building a mass non-payment campaign”
Supporters include TDs Joe Higgins, Clare Daly, Joan Collins, Richard Boyd Barrett, John Lyons, Mick Wallace, Thomas Pringle and Séamus Healy, MEP Paul Murphy and councillors Ruth Coppinger and Ted Tynan
CAWHT are hoping to get thousands of people to join them and pay a €5 membership fee. They say the fee is to cover ” millions of leaflets, posters, conference venues and, of course, the new Campaign hotline number of 1890 98 98 00.”
The campaign website is http://nohouseholdtax.org
They can also be contacted by phone on 1890 98 98 00 or by Email contact@nohouseholdtax.org
Seventy Five Thousand people are reported to have already registered for the Household Charge – (Feb 3rd ) which came into force on Jan 1st 2012.
See more about the Household Charge and Household Charge Exemptions here
Categories: CAHWT, Household Charge, Household Tax, Householdcharge.ie, Water Charges
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Tags: Boycott, cawht
I am against the Household Tax but have not hit the “Like” button of CAWHT on Facebook.
The reason I haven’t is that I am apprehensive of the danger of giving support to opportunist politicians who might want to use the issue to build political careers.
I am also apprehensive of asking people to withhold payment of this inequitable tax and then leave them facing fines if the campaign folds.
The Dublin trendies can move on to the next campaign – an option not available to me or my neighbours. Unfortunately we don’t have the resources of many of the campaigners.
88% of households have not paid or registered.