Group to campaign for rates overhaul

A business lobby group is planning a major campaign to press the Government into fast-tracking its overhaul of the State’s commercial rates system.

The Cork Business Association said urgent action is needed to ease the rates burden on struggling businesses and save jobs.

Spokesman Donal Healy said the association, led by its new president, Tom Durcan, will mount a sustained campaign over the next 12 months targeting senior government ministers on this crucial issue.