CALL FOR TAX INCENTIVES FOR GALWAY'S RURAL TOWNS

Date Published: 21-Feb-2008

The Mayor of County Galway is calling on the Department of Finance to consider introducing tax incentives for developments in rural towns.Mayor Sean Canney says lack of development in small towns has resulted in poor infrastructure in such areas.Mayor Canney says small towns like Glenamaddy, Williamstown, Milltown, Creggs, Ballygar, Moylough and Mountbellew haven't benefited from development since the country's economic boom.He’s calling on the Department of Finance to introduce incentives to stimulate economic growth in these areas.