THE REDUCTION in the VAT rate to 9 per cent on tourism-related activities will not apply to short-term car hire, despite this being a measure aimed at promoting the tourism industry. VAT is charged on ...
The Department of Finance believes reinstating the 9% VAT rate for tourism and hospitality businesses remains "unjustified". In a report on VAT, the department's Tax Strategy Group said the opposition ...
Noticed the price of your cup of coffee going up ? Or your visit to the hairdressers? One of the most controversial moves in the last Budget was the increase in the 9 per cent VAT rate, amid warnings ...
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar said there will be further meetings this week in relation to the hospitality VAT rate, involving the key ministers of finance, public expenditure, social protection and the ...