Calls for 23% 'luxury' Vat on sun cream to be dropped

Irish Cancer Society director of advocacy Rachel Morrogh said: “The current Vat rate may create a cost-barrier for people trying their best to reduce their risk of skin cancer yet faced with financial realities arising from the cost-of-living crisis.'

The Irish Cancer Society is to call for Vat on sun cream to be scrapped to make it more affordable, saying it is "an essential health product". 

The charity will launch a campaign to cut the 23% standard rate of Vat on sun cream to 0% when it publishes its pre-budget submission later this month.