How will the commercial rate rise effect Limerick businesses?

Late last month Limerick city and county council approved a commercial rate rise of 4.5 percent - The commercial rate is essentially a property tax on commercial premises and it is the main source of revenue for local authorities. There was sharp criticism of the move due to the pressures businesses are under but Sean Coughlan of Limerick City and County Council has been explaining to Live95’s Gillian Devlin that this rise won’t impact the vast majority of Limerick businesses and in fact, if they sign up to the council’s scheme for payments- they could be better off... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.