Red C Poll
64% say government should have retained lower Vat rate for restaurants
Wave of closures has highlighted difficulties faced by industry and led to division within government on the issue
A large majority of people think the government should have retained the lower rate of Vat at 9 per cent for restaurants and cafés in Ireland, according to the latest Business Post/Red C opinion poll.
The findings come following weeks of concerns from the food industry as a wave of restaurant closures have highlighted major issues in the sector.
The hospitality Vat rate was hiked back up to 13.5 per cent from the pandemic era ...
