City set to hike household bin charges to €290

DOMESTIC bin collection charges in Cork city look set to jump by €35 - from €255 to €290 - according to draft budget figures discussed yesterday.

And commercial rates are set to rise by 2.7% - the lowest rise in 40 years.

Controversial options to help plug a €1.5m deficit in the council’s refuse collection income by either rising the price of bin tags or introducing a charge for the city’s recycling bags have been scrapped.