Seanad debates

Wednesday, 27 November 2002

Adjournment Matters. - Local Government Fund.

 

As the Senator mentioned, the cap for the year has been removed and it is up to the local authorities at their Estimates meetings in the coming weeks to do the best they can in matching their revenue sources with their expenditure. While the grant from the central Exchequer may not be what many local authorities would like, they will have to do the best they can. I accept the point that the cap has been removed and some local authorities may increase the commercial rate by more than they would have in another year. Hopefully they will not see that just as the easy option or the easy way out. It will probably be set higher than the rate of inflation and now that the cap is removed I hope they will not lose the run of themselves but I do not believe they will.

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