The Members of Meath County Council have allocated a fund in the Annual Budget for 2019, to encourage and support businesses under the Business Support Scheme 2019 by applying a credit to the Customers Commercial Rates Account once certain conditions are met.

Rates are a Commercial Charge levied by Local Authorities on the occupiers of commercial and industrial property. Local Authorities collect rates based on property valuations issued by the Valuation Office.

New Business Premises, Closing a Business or Change in Circumstances of a Premises

Details of the revaluation of the amount of commercial rates payable by businesses in Meath

There is a new duty on owners to notify the local authority of a change in occupation of rateable property under Section 32 Local Government Reform Act 2014.

Commercial Rates is a local business tax which contributes to the cost of providing many of the services which are operated by Meath County Council.