Cllr Seán McPeake, President of the Northern Ireland Local Government Association (NILGA) welcomed Finance Minister Máirtín Ó Muilleoir's call for local businesses to avail of the Back in Business initiative, with a 50% rate reduction for up to a year for businesses in a retail property that was previously empty.
15 August 2016
Cllr Seán McPeake, President of the Northern Ireland Local Government Association (NILGA) welcomed Finance Minister Máirtín Ó Muilleoir's call for local businesses to avail of the Back in Business initiative, with a 50% rate reduction for up to a year for businesses in a retail property that was previously empty.
Cllr McPeake said: “Our high streets are a visible indicator of the health of the local economy. They are vitally important centres of social interaction, employment and commerce, but after years of fragility, and with the recent recession, many local towns and high streets risk losing the real social and economic benefits that family businesses have provided for centuries.
meeting on July 12th at civic centre
