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    1. badger-biscuits on

      And what happens when 9% VAT is inevitably too high

      Ask me arse

    3. RebelGrin on

      How about they stop asking 9 euro for a pint which cost 50 cent to make. Or selling a fucking burger for 15 euro.

    4. RemnantOfSpotOn on

      Lol why is your restaurant or pretentious coffee shop more deserving of this benefit then other family owned businesses like hardware shops for example struggling and battling with amazon

    5. sure_look_this_is_it on

      It sounds like the industry is badly managed if they can’t pay the bare minimum of tax but can afford a nationwide marketing campaign to pay less tax.

    6. External-Chemical-71 on

      I would have left tbh. Moaning cunts. They would take the VAT cut into the back pocket and raise their prices the next day.

    7. devhaugh on

      It’s not the fact that you probably wouldn’t get change out of €10 for a coffee and a pastry that’s causing decline in your industry.

      You’re lucky to be on 13.5% and not 23%!

    8. AhhhhBiscuits on

      Look I get it…
      But, some never reduced the prices when it was put down to 9%. We had menus from a few places saved on our phones and compared. But when it went back up, they put the prices up.

      Yes overheads are more, insurance has gone up and the cost of supplies has gone up substantially. The cost of Sugar and flour has doubled. Not sure of coffee….( I have one flat white a day and I make it in work)

      I’ve heard places ay people aren’t going out as much, but I wouldn’t fully agree with that. Might depend on where I am going I suppose. I do like going out for dinner, but it is expensive.

      But i will be partaking in some pizza from Coke Lane in next few days because I need a few hours out with the husband with some nice pizza and the meatballs are back on menu boys!

    9. BobbyKonker on

      Didn’t they try a reduced VAT rate before and the hospitality industry just continued to gouge customers so it was revoked.

      The cheek.

    10. Expert-Fig-5590 on

      The restaurants don’t pay VAT the customers do. The restaurants just collect it for the Government. When the Government cut the VAT rate the restaurants didn’t pass on the savings to their customers and so took money it should have been collecting for the government and put it in their own pockets. Fuck em.

    11. Massive-Foot-5962 on

      At least its not as obnoxious as the chippers campaigning for less card payments, so they can avoid tax

    12. WellWellWell2021 on

      The future of my business in your establishment depends on you figuring out that 3.50 for a cup of tea and €4 for a bun is too much.
      Good luck on your journey.

    13. Odd_Barnacle_3908 on

      If 4% tax cut is holding your business together, it’s time to face reality.

    14. Liamario on

      If the VAT goes down they pocket the benefit, if it goes back up the customer pays the price. Your business isn’t viable. Nothing lasts forever. Culture changes and what society did once does not mean it will do it forever. Many restaurants are doing well and many are no longer viable. You’re entitled to make a living, you’re not entitled to success.

    15. sabhaistecabaiste on

      Reduce my paye, then I’ll have more money for overpriced coffee and muffins

    16. Grand-Cup-A-Tea on

      If VAT was reduced, would retailers pass that VAT reduction on to consumers? Last time it happened, many didnt.

    18. sergeantorourke on

      Lowering the tax doesn’t necessarily mean lowering prices it gives the owners the option to hold them longer. Most coffee shops and cafes have a tough time turning a profit. I’d rather give a hard working business owner a shot at success than give more money to a government that can’t figure out how to use the resources it’s gifted to serve its citizens.

    19. eo37 on

      Maybe if the hospitality sector didn’t gouge the life out of the public when you got a VAT reduction before…you might have got a minuscule piece of sympathy

    20. Specialist-Flow3015 on

      Any business who puts up signs like these should also have to say how much they’re paying staff.

      So tired of businesses shouting about how hard it is to get by while not giving their employees enough for a decent standard of living.

    21. sureyouknowurself on

      No chance, too many worlds most expensive buildings to be built, bike sheds too.

    22. Disastrous-Pair-715 on

      And then proceeded to charge you close to a fiver for a coffee!!!

    23. McGreed on

      Please tell me where this was, so I can avoid it in the future and advise others to avoid it.

    24. GodSlayer691 on

      Allow the 9% if they reduce there costs to pre Covid levels0 gouging bastards!!!!!!

    25. Tactical_Laser_Bream on

      _That’ll be €5 for a frozen pastry please. Jam? That’s another €1. The burnt coffee? €5 please. Would you like to tip?_

      Fuck off lads.

    27. InfectedAztec on

      When times are tough we’re all in this together. But when Cold Play or Taylor Swift is in Croker is €800 for a hotel room because fuck the consumer, what are they gonna do about it?

      The hospitality industry had the support of the Irish people during Covid and turned around and gouged us for every penny they could in the years after.

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