Loss of Vat rebate to cost farms thousands

In the past couple of months, Revenue has started to exclude items from that list - for example, slurry bags, automatic calf feeders, bulk milk tanks, and automatic scrapers.

The Taoiseach and minister for finance have been asked to intervene after farmers found they can no longer reclaim or get a refund on Vat for several essential farm items.

Farmers all over the country who are unregistered for Vat say there has been a sudden, unannounced change by Revenue on the refund of Vat at 23% for such items as meal bins, milk bulk tanks, automatic calf feeders, milking parlour equipment, automatic scrapers, and slurry bags.