Dublin Chamber General Election 2011 Manifesto
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Government needs a resilient
business sector that will assistin rebuilding the economyand create employment. TheGreater Dublin Area is theengine o growth or the Irisheconomy. In order to growand generate employment,
business needs...
SupporttheGROWTHof
Enterprise&Employment
InfRaSTRucTuREto
spportEterprise
Effectivesuortthrough
LEadERSHIpnGovernment
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SuppORT THEGROWTHOf EnTERpRISE &EMpLOYMEnT
Dublin Chamber o Commerce wants a city region withan attractive cost structure, where businesses haveready access to necessary seed and investment capital.Successul businesses will enjoy a competitive tax regime
and a ully unctioning banking system that supportsinvestment in both domestically trading and exportbusinesses.
To deliver this Government must:
Reduce the costs aced by business by outlawingupward-only rent review clauses, cutting commercialrates and reorming Joint Labour Committees andRegistered Employment Agreements;
Require NAMA to release property into the marketin a manner that stimulates economic activity, whilenot unduly distorting the underlying market;
Reorm bankruptcy laws to encourageentrepreneurship;
Ensure there is sufcient capital or enterprise bybroadening the application o the Business ExpansionScheme and requiring all government bodies to paycreditors within 15 days; and
Maintain existing levels o direct and indirect taxation,such as the 12.5% rate o corporation tax, andintroduce domestic water charges and a property taxbased on the cost o local government services.
In turn, the members o Dublin Chamber o Commercewill ully utilise the opportunities brought about byGovernment action and deliver jobs, tax revenue,economic growth, and globally successul businesses.
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InfRaSTRucTuRETOSuppORT EnTERpRISE
Dublin Chamber o Commerce wants a city region withworld class higher education institutes that is renownedor its technological and transport connectivity.
To deliver this Government must:
Commit to the delivery o critical inrastructureprojects required to enhance the competitiveness othe Greater Dublin Area, including a Next GenerationNetwork, the Grangegorman campus, an upgraded
water distribution network and a waste to energyacility in Poolbeg;
Commit to an integrated transport network includingDART Underground, Metro North, Dublin Airportssecond runway, and the expansion o capacity atDublin Port; and
Secure private fnance, including more systematic useo Public Private Partnerships.
In turn, the members o Dublin Chamber o Commercewill work proactively with Government to deliverthese key inrastructure projects, including promotinginvestment in Public Private Partnerships.
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EffEcTIVE SuppORTTHROuGHLEadERSHIpand GOVERnMEnT
Dublin Chamber o Commerce wants an eectiveand efcient public sector, led at local level by anaccountable directly-elected Mayor who has both thepower and the resources to drive the regions economic
development.
To deliver this Government must:
Legislate or an executive Mayor or Dublin, who isresponsible or strategic planning, budgeting, andthe cost eective delivery o local services;
Implement root and branch productivity reorms inthe management and operation o the public sectorand promote the greater use o outsourcing;
Implement the reports o the Special Group onPublic Service Numbers and ExpenditureProgrammes, and the Local Government Efciency
Review Group by 2012, and ensure that at least twothirds o the correction in the public fnances resultsrom reductions in current expenditure;
Support a pro-active approach to privatisation andthe better use o State assets, whilst preserving keynational assets; and
Set up an Enterprise Advisory Council with amandate to oer Government practical advice onpublic policies, projects and programmes.
In turn, the members o Dublin Chamber o Commercewill act as a catalyst or change by providing businessexpertise to support Government in their reorm
initiatives by supporting an open and transparentEnterprise Advisory Council.
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Dublin Chamber o Commerce
7 Clare Street, Dublin 2
Tel (+353-1) 6447200
Email [email protected]
www.dublinchamber.ie
Our Customer Care team is
there to help you get the most
from your membershipcall Paul ONeil on 644 7242.