Siptu call for cut to 9% tourism Vat rate reckless, says IHF

The Irish Hotels Federation says Siptu’s call for a cut in the hospitality sector’s 9% Vat rate is "nothing short of reckless" given the number of livelihoods depending on the tourism industry.

The country’s largest trade union called on the Government to remove the sector’s “preferential” Vat rate because hotels and restaurants are refusing to engage in a process to address low pay for staff.

Siptu divisional organiser John King pointed to figures which showed hospitality was “booming”.