Cross-border ferry ‘will become booze cruise in event of no-deal Brexit’

Fianna Fáil’s Declan Breathnach claimed that differentials in VAT and taxes on commodities will drive people to buy cheaper alcohol across the border.

Cross-border ferry ‘will become booze cruise in event of no-deal Brexit’

A passenger ferry which crosses the Irish border every day will become a “booze cruise” in the event of a no-deal Brexit, a committee has heard.

Fianna Fáil’s Declan Breathnach claimed that differentials in VAT and taxes on commodities will drive people to buy cheaper alcohol across the border.

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