{"id":9019,"date":"2024-11-09T11:40:08","date_gmt":"2024-11-09T11:40:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.socialdemocrats.ie\/?p=9019"},"modified":"2024-11-09T11:40:08","modified_gmt":"2024-11-09T11:40:08","slug":"hospitality-should-be-split-between-accommodation-and-food-for-9-vat-rate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.socialdemocrats.ie\/ga\/hospitality-should-be-split-between-accommodation-and-food-for-9-vat-rate\/","title":{"rendered":"Hospitality Should Be Split Between Accommodation And Food For 9% VAT Rate"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>A major hotel in Dublin, charging exorbitant rates for rooms, cannot and should not be compared to a small cafe in West Cork<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Hospitality should be split between accommodation and food with a 9% VAT rate applying to food and beverages, according to Social Democrats leader Holly Cairns.<\/p>\n<p>Deputy Cairns said:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSmall hospitality businesses are the backbone of so many of our cities, towns and villages. Regrettably, many of those businesses are now facing closure \u2013 with hugely negative impacts on staff, suppliers and the wider community.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is a particularly serious issue in rural areas where small cafes and restaurants are the lifeblood of local economies.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA major hotel in Dublin, charging exorbitant rates for rooms, cannot and should not be compared to a small cafe in West Cork.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor that reason, the Social Democrats would split food and accommodation businesses, for the purposes of VAT, and apply a reduced 9% VAT rate on food and beverages.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cVAT is a blunt instrument, but this is an emergency measure, designed to get support to businesses quickly, and is necessary to stop the closure of otherwise viable businesses.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn government, we would also, as a matter of urgency, conduct, a review of supports to the sector because so much of what the government has provided has either been ineffective or overly complicated, to the point they become inaccessible and functionally useless.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe know that many businesses were unable to access the Temporary Business Energy Support Scheme (TBESS), with only a tiny fraction of the overall allocation being drawn down. Meanwhile, despite the National Training Fund having a surplus of \u20ac1.3 billion, ISME\u2019s training budget under the fund was actually reduced this year.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe reality is the outgoing government has been unable to target supports at businesses in an accessible and efficient manner.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cElection promises coming from some coalition partners now, pledging belated support to small businesses, are too little and too late.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A major hotel in Dublin, charging exorbitant rates for rooms, cannot and should not be compared to a small cafe in West Cork Hospitality should be split between accommodation and food with a 9% VAT rate applying to food and beverages, according to Social Democrats leader Holly Cairns. 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