Budget 2018: Relief in tourism industry as 9% VAT rate maintained
Fáilte Ireland calls on sector to work to be more competitive and avoid price inflation
Pier jumpers enjoying the weather in Creevy, Co Donegal. The tourism industry expressed relief after retaining its special 9 per cent VAT rate. Photograph: Bryan O’Brien/The Irish Times.
The tourism industry expressed relief after retaining its special 9 per cent VAT rate, which State officials had suggested might be scrapped in Budget 2018.