Newry Chamber calls halt to planned street parking price hike

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Friday, 27 January 2017 09:14

The chamber of commerce here's calling on the Infrastructure Minister to reverse street parking price hikes in Newry.

It follows last week's announcement that the price would jump by 50%, from 40p per hour to 60p.

The changes will take effect from next month.

On-street parking in Belfast and Lisburn are also set to increase.

Newry and Belfast chambers of commerce, retail union NIIRTA and Hospitality Ulster are jointly against it.

In a statement they said the incoming Infrastructure Minister must "rethink" this "unnecessary burden on shoppers".

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