Hoteliers cash in on low Vat rate

THE hotel sector has very favourable Vat arrangements and has for generations been a low-pay industry. That suggests the sector expects to advance while having comparatively low tax bills as well as low staff costs.

This weekend, in Dublin, another of the industry’s expectations is writ large.

France play in Lansdowne Road today and their travelling fans, as well as the home supporters who want to overnight in Dublin, are seen as a captive audience with no option but to pay inflated, exploitative rates for a hotel room.