New Cork scheme to boost start-up businesses

A new scheme to incentivise start-up businesses in County Cork is to be voted on shortly by county councillors.

The three-year scheme would provide a staggered cut to commercial rates for businesses which open up in vacant units and has already received approval from members of the council’s Economic Special Purposes Committee (SPC).

The scheme was first mooted by Fine Gael councillor Sinead Sheppard some months ago and was referred to the Economic SPC for refinement.