The majority of members of Tipperary County Council last evening voted to adopt the local authority budget for the year ahead.
While there were heated exchanges at times a general consensus was agreed after almost seven hours of debate between elected representatives and council officials.
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One of the main stumbling blocks was the harmonisation of commercial rates across the county.
Council CEO Joe McGrath had proposed a change over 2 years but a compromise of spreading it over 4 was eventually agreed.
