Chamber head to urge cut in commercial rates
Chamber president John Mullins issued a hard-hitting statement last night ahead of his meeting with Environment Minister Phil Hogan in Cork today.
He said the business community is “disturbed” by the Government’s “lack of clarity” in strengthening local government and ensuring it has proper funding. He said relentless reductions in recent years in the Local Government Fund (LGF), one of the main sources of funding for local authorities, has prevented councils from passing on the benefits of their cost-cutting measures in the form of reduced commercial rates.
