City manager seeks 10% hike in bin charges

BIN charges in Cork city could rise by 10% and commercial rates by 3.7% under new budget proposals.

City manager Joe Gavin presented the proposed increases during the course of a detailed presentation to the city council’s budget estimates committee on Wednesday as the process of thrashing out details for the city’s 2007 budget began.

Mr Gavin told councillors there is a €1.4 million shortfall in the projected income from refuse charges this year.