The council will look at tranferring money from its 'Vacant to Vibrant' fund
Belfast City Council has agreed to look into giving financial help to those businesses destroyed by racist violence in the far-right riots in South Belfast over the weekend.
At City Hall on Monday evening councillors heard from the manager and owner of Sham Supermarket which was destroyed on Donegall Road on Saturday because it was a Muslim-run business. “Nothing happens. People coming, destroying, I almost get killed, and nobody does anything. “I’m sorry for what happened” - but I don’t want “sorry,” I want action. If I can’t count on you, who will help me?
“He could have just sat and relaxed in his house, lying to the government that he couldn’t work, saying he had disabilities, like some people do, and getting the money from them. But no, he pays his tax to the country like a normal guy. We respect the rules.” “Those who would seek to exploit this tragic situation to suit their own malevolent ends do not speak for Belfast, nor do they represent our city.”
“Unfortunately, Saturday showed Belfast in a not-so-incredible light. I have been meeting with business owners who had their businesses attacked and their staff traumatised, and with the Belfast islamic Centre and the Belfast Muslim Family Association, who have a real deep concern about the safety of their community.
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