Bill payment loopholes ‘must be dealt with’

THE “sharp practice” of those who feel they can avoid paying bills by using loopholes to open up as a new company must be tackled, the Government has been told.

Former minister of state Trevor Sargent also claimed in the Dáil the lack of prompt payment is hurting and killing struggling businesses.

He called for the extension of prompt payment legislation to private businesses, particularly farmers, in the interest of protecting jobs, food security and family homes.