Horse riding centres welcome retention of 9% VAT rate
The operator of one of the north west’s leading horse riding centres and stables is welcoming confirmation that the 9% VAT rate is to be continued for approved riding centres. The Department of Finance has confirmed that horse riding centres are considered to be a sports facility for the purposes…
Local Hotelier warns of proposed rise in hospitality V.A.T. Rate
An increase in the Hospitality VAT rate in tomorrow’s budget could lead to job losses right across the local region. That’s according to local Hotelier and the former President of the Irish Hotels Federation, Joe Dolan. There are fears that the VAT rate could be restored to 13.5%…
Calls for government to get rid of 23% VAT on defibrillators
The Irish Government now has the chance to get rid of VAT on life-saving equipment like defibrillators. It’s after MEPs backed an overhaul of the VAT system across Europe allowing member states to have more flexibility to decide the rate applicable to some products. Difibrillators currently attract a 23 per…
Top Sligo-born hotelier defends VAT rate
The Sligo-born CEO of the largest hotel operator in Ireland is defending the 9% VAT rate for businesses which provide accommodation, such as hotels, guesthouses and bed and breakfasts. Following a Department of Finance report, it’s believed the government in the coming budget may increase the special 9% VAT rate…
Increased VAT rate for hospitality industry should ‘apply only to Dublin’
A Donegal councillor says a proposal to increase the VAT rate should come in only for Dublin. The Government is proposing to increase the VAT rate from 9% to 13.5% for businesses selling accommodation. Councillor Micheal Naughton says Donegal and the north west cannot be compared to Dublin, which is…
VAT increase ‘could lead to job losses’
A Donegal TD has warned that any increase in the VAT rate for the hospitality sector could lead to job losses in the region. A document prepared for Finance Minister Pascal Donohue last week, called for the 9 percent rate to be scrapped in favour of a return to the…