Saving locally owned restaurants requires creative thinking

Linking a reduced Vat rate to a commitment to buying locally produced ingredients would not only benefit restaurants, farmers and food producers would have a ready made home market, and ultimately, it would be a boost to tourism

Richard Jacob, former owner of Idaho Cafe in Cork. Picture: Jim Coughlan

The Vat debate.

Firstly, let me be clear, I am a former restaurateur, with no financial interest in the restaurant industry.