Architects call for VAT cut

Architects today called on the Government to reduce the VAT rate on construction professionals’ services in tomorrow's emergency Budget in an effort to stimulate more work for the country’s architects, engineers and surveyors.

In a statement, the Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland (RIAI) said that if urgent action is not taken by the Government, then, based on current trends in construction activity, the unemployment situation among architects is likely to get even worse still.