Random acts of Vat in need of ‘comprehensive review’

It goes without saying that Vat is no laughing matter, but some of the rules are a joke — take, for example, the 0% Vat that hiring a limo attracts, while, on the other hand, hiring a wheelchair will cost you an additional 23%.

Or consider the Vat slapped on a visit to the marriage counsellor (23%), while the trip to the lap-dancing club that may have precipitated that visit is just 9%.

Yes, these random acts of Vat have so incensed some of our representatives that a Campaign for Vat Reform has been set up ahead of the budget. The aim is to ensure a “comprehensive review” of the entire Vat system, according to Kells town councillor Brian Collins, who believes there is “no rhyme or reason to it”.