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Garff announces 14 per cent rates hike

Garff Commissioners is increasing its rate by 14 percent to be able to maintain a ‘robust fiscal position’.

It will be set at 191.5 pence in the pound and the local authority says the decision was made after ‘careful discussion’.

The cost of legal representation, lower commercial rate income and an increase in waste management charges are some of the factors that led to the increase.

The commissioners say it has lower rates than some of the other ‘middle sized’ local authorities.

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