"As long as I'm Taoiseach no active farmer will pay Residential Zoned Land Tax - simple as," the Taoiseach said at a Fine Gael event promoting supports for families.
"It is offensive to tell a farmer they are a land hoarder when farming is such an important part of our economy," he added.
The tax, which would see land zoned for residential development taxed at 3pc of its market value, was a government attempt to unlock more sites for housing construction and prevent speculators from hoarding serviced land.
Mr Harris said the Irish Farmers Association's (IFA) position on the RZLT is 'very reasonable' because they differentiate between an active farmer and someone who claims to have farmland to avoid tax.
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