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Roscommon council to sign off on €80m budget for next year today

Dec 4, 2024 07:20 By Eoghan Murphy
Roscommon council to sign off on €80m budget for next year today
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The council is set to increase commercial rates by 5 per cent next year, in the first rise in around 20 years.

Roscommon County Council will sign off on a budget of nearly €80 million for next year later today.

A third of the money will come from property tax or commercial rates.

Roscommon councillors will meet this morning to sign off on a €79.6 million budget for next year.

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Nearly €31 million will be spent on roads and almost 11 million on housing and building.

The council is also putting 'significant resources' into minimising the risk of cyber-attacks in the future, with ICT infrastructure to be strengthened.

A budget of €118,000 is being set aside for the maintenance and operation of Castlerea Swimming Pool next year - an increase of €38,000.

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It will allow the pool to open for 12 weeks next summer.

But the council is concerned about Roscommon Leisure Centre, saying the sustainability of the facility is a continuous challenge.

It requires a subvention to meet its financial costs.

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For next year, this is €297,000 - an increase of €32,000.

The council is set to increase commercial rates by 5 per cent next year, in the first rise in around 20 years.

 

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