County Councillors say LPT collected in Cork should stay in Cork
A row has erupted over the distribution of Local Property Tax with County Councillors arguing that what is collected in Cork should stay in Cork.
Angry councillors have threatened to withhold €8 million in property tax as they say they are not getting their fair share of funding from Government departments.
The Irish Examiner reports that a report commissioned by Cork County Council, showed it lagged behind other counties with smaller populations when it came to Leader and Clár funding and had fallen behind on roads funding to the extent that €750m is needed to bring the county's roads up to an acceptable standard.
Councillors pointed to the fact the €8 million collected in Cork is handed over every year for distribution to poorer counties and they argue that this is coming at a time when a number of roads in West Cork in particular are in such poor condition that they should be closed.
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