Commercial rates in Clare could ease by the end of this year.
Responding to a question from Clare Fine Gael TD Joe Carey, Taoiseach Leo Vardkar says he expects the Commercial Rates BIll to be published this year.
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Clare businesses currently pay one of the highest rates in the Country, behind only Cork and Kerry and the issue has been a contentious one in recent years after the abolition of Town Councils saw a rise in rates bills in Ennis and Kilrush.
Deputy Carey thinks there are several flaws with the current rates scheme:

