The local authority says they were statutory obligated to do so.
The decision by Offaly County Council to send rates invoices to business owners is being described as a joke.
Fianna Fáil rep Frank Moran believes central government to subsidise any shortfall in funding at a local level.
In an online Zoom call on Monday, the finance director of the local authority told representatives it was a statutory obligation to send the letters.
Councillor Moran says elected officials should have the leading voice on sensitive measures such as this:
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