Restaurants group launches election manifesto to fix sector's 'broken financial model' 

The RAI is calling for a decoupling of the VAT rate between food and accommodation in recognition of what the group has called "vastly different" business models

Adrian Cummins, CEO of The Restaurants Association of Ireland. Photo: Gareth Chaney/Collins

The Restaurants Association of Ireland (RAI) has launched a 10-point manifesto in advance of an imminent general election to fix what it describes as the “broken financial model” facing Ireland’s hospitality industry.

The RAI has called on all political parties to adopt policies that will secure the survival and growth of Ireland’s independent restaurants, cafés and pubs.