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Feb 08, 2012 Peter Rabbit Market News Comments Off on Market traders say council service charges rise could send firms to the wall
February 8, 2012 Birmingham News by Matt Lloyd
EMBATTLED traders at Birmingham’s wholesale markets demanded emergency talks with council bosses after they were hit with a 22 per cent hike in service charges.
Workers at the Pershore Street site said the rise – an extra £3,000 per unit – would see them hand over about £16,000 to the city council for every stall they ran.
They are already at loggerheads with the authority over the future of the markets after a planned relocation deal fell through last year.
But a council spokesman said the charges had been brought up to normal levels after years of taxpayer-funded subsidies.
Birmingham Wholesale Fresh Produce Association chairman Mark Tate said traders wanted a breakdown of costs and a meeting with council bosses.
He said: “We’ve asked for information but none has been forthcoming. We’ve asked for an emergency meeting and they’ve just said they’ll come back to us. Traders are angry.”
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