North Tipperary has passed its annual budget of over 61 million for 2014 but not without controversy.
Five councillors stormed out of proceedings during a discussion on Irish Water's takeover of the county's water services.
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It was then decided that the talks on the Service Level Agreement with the company would be shelved till the New Year and proceeding continued to pass the estimates- which brings good news for businesses in North Tipp with a further cut in rates.
The local authority cut rates by 1.67 percent to 11.6, meaning they are among the lowest in the country.
