Sinn Féin General Election hopeful, Cllr Anthony Kelly, has called upon the government to give a financial aid package to county Wexford’s struggling rate payers. He added if the government could justify pumping money into failed banks, then it could surely see the rationale behind stopping more local businesses from closing down. Cllr Kelly made the comments after being approached by a number of struggling business people who made it clear to him that unless change is made to the current system of rates, they will have no choice but to close their doors.
“I’ve been a member of the local authority for over a decade and know full well the importance of those rates to the local councils, but crippling businesses and eventually bankrupting them cannot be allowed,” cllr Kelly said. “It is up to central government to release adequate funding to the local authorities so that we may avoid these ludicrously high rates.”
“I’m calling on County Wexford’s outgoing TDs, and more importantly on those candidates who will occupy those positions after the next general election to make a solemn oath that they will demand major reform to local government to avoid the utterly devastating taxes being placed on our local businesses. I can promise you one thing, if I am one of those newly elected Wexford TDs, I will be making a strong stand on this issue and demanding that change is made.”
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