Cost of Doing Business: Statements
Seanad Éireann — 2024-04-17
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Mark Daly (CC), Administrative Panel

I agree with my colleague on the issue around commercial rates, which is a 19th-century tax in a 21st-century world. We need to look at different ways for our local authorities to raise funds that do not put people out of business, which is what is happening in Kerry and other parts of the world. There are the issues around pension auto-enrolment and the increase in wages, which is welcome, but these all coming at the same time is having a crippling effect on many small businesses.

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Sitting date: 2024-04-17