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# VAT

This year
2023
# Solar Energy
VAT rate on supply and installation of solar panels to be abolished
The move is expected to be signed off by the Government this week.
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Apr 2nd 2023, 11:42 AM
# Hospitality
Tourism reps say increasing reduced 9% VAT rate for sector will be 'extremely detrimental'
The special 9% rate for the hospitality sector was introduced in 2020 in a bid to lessen the impact of the pandemic.
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Feb 17th 2023, 3:12 PM
# Hairdressing
Haircut costs ‘will increase’ if special hospitality VAT rate given the chop
The Irish Hairdressers Federation said there has been a decline in demand for hairdressing services amid inflation.
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Jan 31st 2023, 1:59 PM
Taoiseach: 'No cliff edge to cost-of-living supports at the end of February'
Discussions will take place in the coming weeks on what further supports will be needed.
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Jan 11th 2023, 10:35 PM
# Cost of Living
Government to consider extending cost-of-living support measures beyond February
Varadkar said he wanted to avoid a ‘cliff edge’ scenario when a series of schemes and reductions are scheduled to stop.
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Jan 1st 2023, 8:45 AM
Last year
2022
# budget 2023
Budget 2023: What measures have already kicked in?
Some measures included in the €11 billion budget have already been enacted.
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Sep 28th 2022, 12:05 AM
# budget 2023
VAT is scrapped on newspapers, defibrilators and HRT but will increase for hospitality
VAT is being removed from newspapers, defibrillators and hormone and nicotine replacement therapies.
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Sep 27th 2022, 3:37 PM
# pizza and inheritance tax
Taoiseach doesn't agree with Varadkar's tax report remarks comparing some ideas to SF manifesto
A tax on processed foods, a congestion charge and tax on wealth – just some of the ideas in the report published yesterday.
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Sep 15th 2022, 6:28 PM
# covid supports
Reduced 9% VAT rate for hospitality sector to be extended until February 2023
The special 9% rate for the hospitality sector was introduced in 2020 in a bid to lessen the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.
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May 10th 2022, 12:08 PM
# energy costs
VAT rate cut from 13.5% to 9% on energy bills until the end of October
Targeted supports for those on fuel allowance will mean an additional three weeks payment.
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Apr 13th 2022, 12:24 PM
# Cost of Living
VAT on gas and electricity could be cut to 9% under Government proposals to tackle cost of living crisis
Households could receive an additional three weeks payment of the fuel allowance as part of the proposed measures.
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Apr 11th 2022, 11:30 PM
# Cabinet
Further package of measures to help ease the cost of living to be approved next week
Environment Minister Eamon Ryan and his officials are finalising measures that will help tackle the rising costs of fuel, energy and food.
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Apr 7th 2022, 6:30 AM
# Cost of Living
EU might not give the green light on VAT reduction on fuel until May
Mary Lou McDonald has called for a 0% VAT rate for a period of time on domestic energy bills.
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Mar 29th 2022, 6:40 PM
All time
# Tax
An Garda Síochána pays Revenue €270,000 to settle VAT bill for Templemore restaurant and shop
Confusion had arisen over how goods sold at the restaurant and shop in Templemore should be charged for VAT, according to the report.
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Jun 10th 2021, 6:30 AM
# Economy
VAT rate reduction for tourism and hospitality sector kicks in today
The Finance Minister said the change was introduced in recognition of the unprecedented challenges facing particular sectors.
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Nov 1st 2020, 7:00 AM
# toasted
Subway sandwiches contain 'too much sugar' to legally be considered bread, Supreme Court rules
The court rejected a number of appeals.
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Sep 30th 2020, 2:22 PM
# flexible solutions
Yoga instructors: 'We are basically starting from scratch as an industry'
Yoga studio owners say social distancing will stretch the sector to its limits.
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Jun 21st 2020, 8:30 AM
# candle in the wind
Candlemaker faces €400,000 VAT bill after losing legal battle over shape of candles
The Tax Appeals Commission rejected an appeal by the candlemaking firm.
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Jun 2nd 2020, 8:08 PM
# Covid-19
Taoiseach rules out 0% VAT rate for tourism, but cut could be brought in by the next government
The Taoiseach said he is in favour of a tourism taskforce being set up.
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May 7th 2020, 3:37 PM
# fanfare for europe
Stink bombs, celebration, and a 'hesitant' public: When Britain joined the EEC in 1973
Britain joined the same year that Ireland joined the then-EEC.
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Feb 1st 2020, 6:00 PM
# Women's Health
Minister sets up period poverty committee: 'Menstruation is not a choice'
The health minister said women are facing significant costs paying for sanitary products.
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Oct 7th 2019, 6:10 AM
# Your Say
Poll: Should VAT be removed on condoms and menstrual cups?
The idea is backed by Minister for Health Simon Harris.
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Aug 12th 2019, 9:05 AM
# Contraception
Harris wants VAT removed on condoms and menstrual cups
Currently,13.5% VAT applies to condoms, but the minister wants this brought down to 0%.
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Aug 12th 2019, 12:10 AM
# Costs
Minister commits to taking action on free sanitary products in public buildings
The Seanad heard that in many public buildings, such as Leinster House, tampons and sanitary pads cost €2 each.
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Mar 27th 2019, 4:10 PM
# VAT
Ross' hopes for cheaper non-alcoholic booze nixed after Donohoe says 'no plans' to reduce tax
The minister for finance said reducing VAT on non-alcoholic beverages would be “difficult to administer”.
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Mar 2nd 2019, 7:00 AM
# u-turn
VAT on vitamins and supplements won't jump to 23% - at least until November
An increased rate on some food supplements was due to kick in on Friday.
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Feb 26th 2019, 6:11 PM
# Import VAT
Irish businesses urge Taoiseach for longer VAT deferral on UK imports post-Brexit
Over half of Irish importers source 75% or more of their imports from the UK.
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Feb 11th 2019, 10:59 PM
# Hospitality
'Stinks to the high heavens of Fianna Fáil-ism': Fury from hairdressers and restaurants after VAT hike
Budget 2019 reversed a VAT reduction during the recession, but some businesses say it will hit them very hard.
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Jan 18th 2019, 12:05 AM
# Your Say
Poll: Will the hospitality VAT hike make you go to restaurants less?
The 9% VAT rate for hotels, restaurants and hairdressing was increased to 13.5% in last year’s budget.
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Jan 3rd 2019, 8:37 AM
# flat hike
The hospitality VAT hike has kicked in and customers might notice a jump in their morning coffee
Hotels, restaurants and hairdressers are among those affected.
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Jan 2nd 2019, 4:43 PM
# tourism and transport
A junior minister tried citing a 25-year-old policy to spare tourism firms some pain from VAT hikes
But the appeal to his Fine Gael colleague, Paschal Donohoe, doesn’t appear to have paid off.
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Dec 14th 2018, 9:56 AM
# Revenue
Roscommon County Council takes hit as Revenue publishes latest tax defaulters list
The council settled for nearly €500,000 over under-declaration of VAT.
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Dec 4th 2018, 9:13 PM
# decisions decisions
Whatever happened to the carbon tax? It came down to a call between VAT and fuel hikes
Leo Varadkar said the government would ‘grasp the nettle’ and increase carbon tax. Today, it failed to deliver.
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Oct 9th 2018, 8:38 PM
# Your Say
Poll: Do you agree with plans to increase the VAT rate for hotels and restaurants by 50%?
Industry figures say it could lead to job losses in the sector.
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Oct 9th 2018, 10:24 AM
# rollback
Irish pharmacists want condoms to be made VAT-free
Currently they have a VAT rate of 13.5%.
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Sep 14th 2018, 1:25 PM
# Tourism
VAT hike for large hotels likely as minister says overcharging for rooms is ruining Ireland's rep
Ross said big-profit hotels operating in Ireland are damaging the country’s tourism reputation.
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Aug 4th 2018, 6:00 AM
# budget 2018
The tourist industry could lose its 9% VAT rate as it's 'under consideration' for Budget 2018
Restaurants and hotels express concerns as 1% hike is on the cards.
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Sep 28th 2017, 6:25 AM
# VAT
Dublin City Council to reduce toll charges on the East Link Bridge from next week
The cost for a car will drop from €1.75 to €1.40.
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Aug 11th 2017, 8:09 AM
# Money Money Money
Booze, petrol, cigs: This is how much an extra 10 cent on our 'luxuries' would bring in
An increase of a couple of cent could mean big bucks to the State coffers.
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Jan 8th 2017, 7:15 AM
# supply vs demand
Noonan defends first-time buyers plan as critics warn it will create 'bidding war'
Cutting VAT on new homes would have been a better approach, one economist has said.
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Oct 12th 2016, 6:00 PM
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