VAT

Diners ‘will have to pay more’ if 9% VAT rate scrapped, restaurant owners warn

Restaurateurs warn of closures and job losses as energy, labour and ingredient costs continue to escalate

Ministers give no commitment to hospitality industry that 9% VAT rate will be retained

Michael McGrath and Paschal Donohoe would not be drawn on future of lower VAT rate for pubs, restaurants and hotels

No justification for retaining 9% VAT rate for hospitality, officials say

Initial conversations on the extension of cost-of-living supports and further payments to take place between the Coalition leaders

Prices at hairdressers likely to increase further if higher VAT implemented, group says

Irish Hairdressers Federation warns ‘nonsensical tax burden’ would be devastating impact on sector

Hoteliers in ‘perfect storm’ of rising costs as bookings from Britain drop

Ending 9% Vat rate in March would leave sector with ‘third highest Vat rate in Europe’

Cut VAT to fight price rises and save jobs, says ISME

Cutting VAT rate to 9 per cent across service sector would benefit all, umbrella group suggests

McGrath ‘cannot guarantee’ retention of 9 per cent VAT rate for tourism

Outgoing Killarney Chamber president says raising rate will mean holidaymakers having to pay third highest tourism VAT rate in Europe

Hairdressers call for VAT cut amid flatlining demand for services

Irish Hairdressers’ Federation seeks VAT reduction to 5% due to soaring costs and ‘existential crisis’

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Energy costs now account for up to 12% of a hotel’s revenues

Room occupancy levels are yet to recover to pre-pandemic levels, says industry body

Man who failed to pay over €120,000 in tax receives suspended sentence

Sole trader Mark Aspland began to ‘bury his head in the sand’, court hears

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Dublin City Council paying €100,000 more in construction costs for social housing

Figures suggest council is being charged significantly more by private developers

Cost to develop Dublin city apartment as much as €619,000

‘Bricks and mortar’ account for less than half of overall build costs, report claims

Court asked to impose maximum disqualification on director

Company director admits role in fraudulent scheme to avoid paying VAT on €8m of machinery

Tech sell-off causes sharpest fall in three months

Iseq experiences one of the indexes biggest single-day falls of year, dropping 174 points

Government tax revenues €202m below target in April

Department of Finance expects shortfall to unwind before end of the year

Retail Excellence Ireland calls for 3% cut in VAT

Lobby group also wants Brexit-proofing and measures to get businesses online

Tourism taxes in North could be slashed post-Brexit, say MPs

UK urged to consider reducing high VAT and flight taxes

Tax take is €1.1bn ahead of target on back of rising employment and growth in VAT receipts

Exchequer figures show State collected €3.1bn in tax in October

Exchequer returns sharply down due to SEPA switch-over

Figures show tax take nearly €650 million less than expected last month

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