Leitrim council cathaoirleach says rates increase necessary for matching funding
Ratepayers in County Leitrim can expect to pay on average €60 euro extra next year after the county council agreed on a 3% rise.. Councillors were told more than €25m would be required to match-fund projects worth a total of €345m as part of a strategic capital investment programme as…
Leitrim Councillors pass budget for 2021
Councillors in Leitrim yesterday passed the County Budget for 2021. They decided against increasing rates, however the controversial 25% vacant commercial premises levy has been retained for at least another year. The Council Budget for next year has increased by over 4 million euro despite rates being impacted…
Rates waiver for businesses
Commercial rates are being waived for over 100,000 payers in County Sligo. Credit will be applied for a 6-month period beginning the 27th of March to the 27th of September. Sligo County Council will automatically apply the credit to eligible businesses; those excluded include utilities, banks and large supermarkets. Sligo/Drumcliff…
Revaluation call for commercial rates in Donegal
A Donegal TD is calling for commercial rates in the county to be revaluated. The process of commercial revaluations started in 2009, with different counties being selected on an annual basis. Donegal TD and Leas Cheann Comhairle Pat the Cope Gallagher raised the issue in the Dáil, asking why Donegal…
Monday is deadline for Sligo ratepayers to make submissions on revaluations
Ratepayers have until this Monday to make representations to the Valuation Office if they are unhappy with the property valuations they have received. Proposed new valuations, on which rates will be based for the coming year, were sent out last month and take various factors into account. These include figures…
Sligo rate payers have 40 days to appeal valuations
As ratepayers throughout County Sligo study the valuations they are now receiving for their properties, it’s emerging that, generally, there’s an increase for those in the rural areas. For those ratepayers who are unhappy, there’s a 40-day appeal period, ending on Monday, April 24th. The new valuations are being sent…
Valuation certs only the beginning process
Although property owners and businesses throughout Sligo are now getting their valuation certificates, this is by no means the end of the process. The valuation is based on a range of factors Declan Lavelle, head of valuation services with the Valuation Office, recently told a meeting of Sligo County Council…