Agenda Item 24 MEETING OF DÚN LAOGHAIRE-RATHDOWN COUNTY COUNCIL 8TH SEPTEMBER 2014 9% VAT RATE FOR FOOD, TOURISM AND HOSPITALITY
Motion:
Councillor M. Merrigan
"That Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council supports the call from the Restaurants Association of Ireland and, in particular, from its members in this County, for the on-going retention of the 9% VAT rate for the food, tourism and hospitality sectors, that has helped create one in four of the jobs in the economy and is so important to the towns of Blackrock, Dún Laoghaire and Dalkey which depend greatly on tourism and visitor revenue. That this Council urge the Minister for Finance to keep VAT at 9% into 2015 and beyond."
Report: If the motion is passed the terms of the motion will be sent by letter to the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport and the Minister for Finance.
Contact: Kathleen Holohan, Director of Corporate Services & Human Resources.
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