Thousands of businesses face higher water charges under new charge system

Irish Water is to put businesses into four different categories, ranging from small office users to large users like Intel. It will replace the current system where there are more than 500 different tariffs in place

Almost 100,000 businesses and schools are to be hit by higher water charges, despite a warning from the state’s key agencies that it could damage Ireland’s economic competitiveness.

Irish Water is to put businesses into four different categories, ranging from small office users to large users like Intel. It will replace the current system where there are more than 500 different tariffs in place.

Under the revised water charges, around 67,000 businesses will ...