Commercial Rates
Commercial Rates is a local commercial property tax which part funds the expenditure programmes of Cork County Council. Rates are charged on commercial properties such as shops, offices, factories, warehouses, hotels, licensed premises etc.
The income raised by Rates helps to provide many of the services offered by Cork County Council. These include:
Economic Development – 1% of Rates collected is ring-fenced for the Council's Economic Development Fund
Provision of Services to ‘Start Up’ companies including incubation units and supports from Local Enterprise Offices
Town Development Fund - €1 million set aside each year
Local and Community Development
County road maintenance and improvement
Fire Brigades and related services
Planning control
Parks, amenity areas and playgrounds
Libraries and mobile libraries
Town and Village renewal
Beach Life Guards