The regional rate will make up roughly 46% of the overall domestic rate in household bills from April. Most local authorities have struggled to maintain below-inflation rate increases, and they will be impacted because the public will not understand that a large percentage is a regional add-on to the rates bill. They will not see that the 5.8% is a regional add-on.
Northern Ireland (Regional Rates and Energy) (No. 2) Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Paul Girvan
(Democratic Unionist Party)
in the House of Commons on Wednesday, 6 March 2019.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Northern Ireland (Regional Rates and Energy) (No. 2) Bill.
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