Taoiseach warns restaurants he wants to see Vat cuts reflected in customers' bills

Micheál Martin also vowed there would be support for those on lower incomes to support them with the cost of living and energy prices

Taoiseach Micheál Martin said there would be a social protection package in the budget. Picture: Mark Stedman

Taoiseach Micheál Martin has warned restaurants the Government wants any prospective Vat cuts in Budget 2026 to be reflected in customers’ bills.

During an interview with the Irish Examiner in Copenhagen, he stressed while a Vat cut had not been agreed, the Government accepted worker protection measures had added to the cost of doing business.