Restaurant industry to target election candidates in fight for lower Vat rate
Adrian Cummins, chief executive of the Restaurants Association of Ireland, said its campaign would focus in particular on candidates running in rural areas in May’s local elections
Restaurant industry representatives will target local election candidates in a bid to persuade the government to reverse its decision to end the special Vat rate for the hospitality sector.
Adrian Cummins, chief executive of the Restaurants Association of Ireland (RAI), said he expected to see the first effects of the rate rise, which kicks in on January 1, in the spring.
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