It will change on September 1st.
An increase in the VAT rate for tourism and hospitality sectors has been confirmed.
The tax rate will revert to 13.5% on September 1st, having been cut to 9% at a cost of €300m this year.
Owner of the Wineport Lodge in Athlone and member of the Restaurants Association of Ireland, Ray Byrne acknowledges the support they received from the government over the pandemic, but says that this has been a difficult year:
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