Clare’s Fine Gael TD has welcomed a 2.5 million euro finding announcement for Clare County Council as a positive intervention by Government.
The local authority was facing a shortfall in rates revenue of almost three million euro as a result of a revaluation of Moneypoint Power Station, a shortfall which could have forced it to cut services.
Now, however, the Minister for Local Government and Planning has confirmed that a significant portion of the losses will be offset by central government.
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Deputy Joe Carey, who’s among a number of local politicians who made representations on the matter, has been telling Clare FM’s Fiona Cahill that it’s a welcome announcement.
