Local authority charges request

CORK Chamber is urging Cork City and Cork County Council to apply restraint when setting local authority charges for 2008, due to the economic environment.

Cork Chamber chief executive Conor Healy said historically, inadequate Exchequer funding has left local authorities to source necessary funds from the business community through commercial rates, water charges, development contributions and other charges.

“However, the continued upward trend in local authority charges for business is unsustainable,” he said.