Budget Special – Reactions in business

Donal O’Brien – CEO Aramark

“As a provider of food services to over 250,000 people every day, we welcome the retention of the 9% Vat rate.

“The foresight of the minister in reducing Vat in last year’s budget directly led to job creation across the sector. In Aramark, 200 jobs were created in the past 12 months which I can directly attribute to the introduction of the 9% Vat rate.