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Wed 05 May 2009Fianna Fáil promises to cut council levies on builders
MANIFESTO LAUNCH:DEVELOPMENT levies charged by local authorities to builders to supply services will be cut in half for two years to spur construction in counties controlled by Fianna Fáil after the elections, Taoiseach Brian Cowen has said.
The levies cut, along with a plan to freeze business taxes for three years, form the highlights of the party’s local election manifesto, Accountable and Effective Local Government.
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