The options for the annual charge range from 100 to 200 a year. The likely outcome is a sum at the lower range of 100, with a small number of exemptions the solution favoured by Mr Hogan. However, this will have to be approved by the Cabinet."If you go into massive numbers of exemptions, you won't raise the funds required. The idea is to have a small amount and a small number of waivers," a source said.There are 1.8 million households in the country and only about 10pc of homes between 150,000 and 200,000 will not have to pay the new tax.However, the tax will be payable by the property owner, cheap uggs meaning landlords will have to pay the bill and are therefore expected to pass on the costs to their tenants in higher rents. This provision will affect a host of social welfare recipients and lowincome earners.The collection of the household service charge is expected to follow the model of the tax on second homes, which is payable on the internet.Failure to pay the household service charge will result in penalties being applied. The amount to be paid is being announced now to give ample warning before its introduction in January.After promising to let people know real ugg boots how much they will be paying before the Dail summer break, there was some doubt cast last week over whether the decision would be kicked to touch again.The charge will form part of the 3.6bn worth of additional taxes and spending cuts in next year's Budget.The new tax will be greeted with hostility, particularly as it comes in the wake of the new EU deal resulting in a saving of about 1bn a year in bailout loan repayments.The Cabinet will debate the new tax at its meeting tomorrow, with the details announced afterwards. Bringing in property and water charges was a condition of the bailout deal reached with the IMF/EU.The Government will attempt to soften the blow by saying the new charge breaks down to just 1.92 a week and goes toward the provision of local council services, such as water, sewerage, road maintenance and fire brigades. It will argue this is the way local services should ideally be funded and is the system in place in most European countries.The charges will be accompanied by a PR campaign to explain where the funds go.The rollout of the new household service charge will be a precursor to a property tax.The Cabinet is also due to discuss the installation of water meters in every house in the country. But this scheme will take several years to introduce.