Cork County Council faces service cuts as rates income falls 20% 

Generic stock image, The Lee Fields Cork. Cork County Hall, daffodils, Cork City and Cork County Councils. WE ARE CORK. Cork County Council library, local government, planning, flooding, Carrigrohane Road, Spring weather.

Cork County Council is facing a loss of €22.75m or 20% of its total rates income this year as more than 75% of businesses in the region qualified for a Covid-19 rates waiver.

The council is now facing a "very challenging" forthcoming budget due to the shortfall.