IRHA to back IBEC campaign?

Speculation is mounting in industry circles that the Irish Road Haulage Association may row in behind a campaign by employers' group IBEC to take on the Government over "exorbitant" local government charges now crippling Irish industry.

IBEC is about to launch a campaign demanding a series of reforms to cut rates and water charges and introduce a more fair and equitable system of local government funding.

"This manner of funding, which relies almost exclusively on business, is both inequitable and unsustainable," Ibec say.
The employers' revolt has been prompted by revelations over consumer rip-offs, massive over-spending on public infrastructure and cutbacks in health, transport and education.