tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-464668402831298194.post361342363452677522..comments2023-10-26T12:19:08.652+01:00Comments on Cllr Joe Ryan's Blog: Lose your money but don’t lose your business.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13337418092426100439noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-464668402831298194.post-80843322552252904442009-11-13T02:55:29.310+00:002009-11-13T02:55:29.310+00:00Fair play Joe,
obviously those on Social Welfare ...Fair play Joe, <br />obviously those on Social Welfare come first. But I remember a few years back the Council had a free parking day to promote business in town.<br />Maybe one before Christmas would be a good idea to attract people to do their christmas shopping in Wexford.<br /><br />RoryAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-464668402831298194.post-48144369728108576942009-11-13T00:06:16.740+00:002009-11-13T00:06:16.740+00:00Parking charges make a significant contribution to...Parking charges make a significant contribution to WBC revenues. This money is used by the council to pay council workers and provide services in the town. I accept that trading conditions are difficult but the real problem for the local authority is that if the income from parking is less how do we make up the revenue forgone? Do we up rates or increase local authority rents? I'm consious of how many local authority tenants are in receipt of unemployment benefit and rely on social welfare which will be cut in 3 weeks time in the budget. <br />I don't accept it as a personal priority to look after the iterst of business people at the expense of the less well off. Only a fool would pretend that you can reduce every charge and yet maintain services. Something has to give, and I'll protect the itnerests of those on social welfare as best I can.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13337418092426100439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-464668402831298194.post-36454496820304310522009-11-11T22:40:22.799+00:002009-11-11T22:40:22.799+00:00Joe,
I have been talking to local business people...Joe,<br /><br />I have been talking to local business people about parking charges in town. They all seem to agree that if free parking was available it would be good for business.<br /><br />Small traders are a at disadvantage already trying to compete with Dunnes, Tesco, Lidl and Aldi, but when these big chains can provide free parking and the small traders can't, it puts them at an even greater disadvantage.<br /><br />RoryAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com