Warning of 'economic carnage' as over 600 restaurants close since VAT hike

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Warning of 'economic carnage' as over 600 restaurants close since VAT hike
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More than 600 restaurants and other food-serving businesses have closed since the Government hiked the hospitality VAT rate last September

More than 600 restaurants, cafés and other food-serving businesses have closed since the Government hiked the hospitality VAT rate last September.

It said the Government"must provide targeted support to Ireland’s hospitality sector - the industry most affected by the current sky-high cost of doing business and experiencing a heightened level of closures as a result".

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