Robert Troy (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

The Taoiseach will be aware that commercial rates is one of the biggest bills that many small businesses face in Ireland today. The Valuation Office conducted a revaluation of the commercial rates across Longford-Westmeath in the last number of months and over 40% of the businesses there saw a significant increase in their annual commercial rates. We were told not to worry that the Government was bringing forward new legislation which would see how commercial rates are charged differently and would be proportionate to the business that is being conducted in these premises. We are now close to summer recess and to my knowledge, this legislation has not been published. When will the legislation be published because these new rates will come into effect on 1 January next year and they run the risk of putting many businesses out of business if not addressed before then?

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