Cork county faces major service cuts after property tax increase of just 2.5%

Increase in Local Property Tax equates to less than €1m for the county council at a time when it is facing a massive budget deficit of €19.1m

At the Cork County Council meeting, Labour and Independents proposed no increase in LPT. Picture: Larry Cummins

Cork county councillors' decision to increase the Local Property Tax by just 2.5% will mean the county now faces significant cuts to a number of essential services.

That increase equates to less than €1m for the county council at a time when it is facing a massive budget deficit of €19.1m.