Reduced 9% VAT rate for hospitality sector to be extended

After desperate pleas for help from the representative bodies from the hospitality and restaurant sectors, the lower rate was introduced in 2020 during the Covid-19 pandemic

Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe will bring the proposal before his ministerial colleagues for approval was due to expire at the end of August.

The reduced 9% VAT rate for the hospitality sector is to be extended under plans to be approved by Cabinet on Tuesday, it has been confirmed.

Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe will bring the proposal before his ministerial colleagues for approval was due to expire at the end of August.