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The panel at the meeting tonight
There has been a massive turnout at the anti-rates hikes meeting in the Clanard Court Hotel, Athy, this evening.
The meeting was organised by local businesswoman Marcella O'Reilly of Buy Design, in response to the demand for increased rates that has hit many Kildare businesses over the past few weeks.
Cheltenham Gold Cup-winning horse trainer Jessica Harrington, whose yard is at Moone, says that with the new rate valuations, she has a €41,000 rateable value on sheds alone.
Jessica Harrington says with the new rates she will be charged 41k on rates for her sheds alone #rates pic.twitter.com/gBOGmexoyU
— Leinster Leader (@leinsleadernews) March 30, 2017
Paddy Brereton of the Vintners Association said the rates hike is the final nail in the coffin for some businesses.
Paddy Bereton from Vitiners Association rates increase is the final nail in coffin #rates pic.twitter.com/La4VfrckHU
— Leinster Leader (@leinsleadernews) March 30, 2017
One Rathangan business owner said their rates would increase four-fold, from €6,000 to €24,000.
€58m was collected in rates by Kildare County Council last year and 2% of rate payers pay 55% of rates in Kildare, the meeting heard.
A Rates Action Committee has been set up following the meeting.
Follow live tweets @leinsleadernews.
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La Petite Coco, right, with Billy Lee up, Photo by Seb Daly/Sportsfile
Proud And Regal, with Killian Leonard up, centre, on their way to winning the Barronstown Stud Irish EBF Maiden during day three at The Curragh, Photo by David Fitzgerald/Sportsfile
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