9% VAT Rate

Park Café In Ballsbridge Is Closing Citing 'Very Challenging Time'

Richard Corrigan’s Park Café in Ballsbridge has announced it will be closing after just a year in business.

Government Is Failing Hospitality Industry Warns RAI

Paul Lenehan, president of the Restaurant Association of Ireland (RAI), has challenged the government's assertion that a complete recovery of the hospitali...

Licensed Vintners’ Association Wants Clarity On Business Support Scheme

The Licensed Vintners Association (LVA) has warned that government policy will be a huge driver of costs in 2024, from the increased VAT rate on food, to t...

‘Businesses Will Close,’ Warns Restaurants Association After Budget

The Restaurants Association of Ireland (RAI) has today labelled Budget 2024 a 'missed opportunity' to secure a sustainable future for Ireland’s resta...

Irish Restaurants Want VAT Revisited In Next Budget

The Restaurants Association of Ireland (RAI) has released its pre-budget submission which is calling for the government to reinstate the 9% VAT rate for sm...

Publicans Are Dealing With 'Rampant' Inflation Warns VFI

The Vintners Federation of Ireland (VFI) has strongly criticised a decision by the Government to increase the Hospitality VAT rate from 9% to 13.5% since t...

Irish Restaurants Call For 9% Vat Rate, After 'Horrendous Summer'

The Restaurants Association of Ireland (RAI) believes that Ireland should retain the hospitality sector's reduced VAT rate but only for food-related busine...

Publicans Cautiously Optimistic For Future, Finds Survey

Almost three quarters of publicans outside Dublin say turnover is now similar or greater than pre-COVID, with many expected to upgrade their pubs in the co...