Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 14 July 2020
379. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government when the three-month rates waiver scheme for businesses forced to shut due to the Covid-19 crisis announced on 2 May 2020 will be introduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14926/20]
View answerThe Programme for Government - Our Shared Future, commits to reviewing the treatment of commercial rates for the remainder of the year, as a priority action. This process is underway in my Department in the context of the forthcoming July stimulus. The previously announced waiver forms part of this consideration, with a view to a single communication with local authorities and ratepayers in the near future.
