“The retention of VAT at 9% is vital to the continued rebuilding of our sector, as the cost of business is rising and there is continued uncertainty in the global market.
We must be price competitive with international markets and continue to attract tourists to our country. It is more important now than ever, that VAT is retained at 9% – for the sake of food, tourism and jobs.”
Liam Edwards – President of the Restaurants Association of Ireland (RAI)
The ‘Keep VAT at 9%’ campaign has garnered invaluable support from the following:
Associations and Chambers
- Vintners Federation of Ireland (VFI)
- Irish Food Service Alliance (IFSA)
- Euro-toques Ireland
- Kinsale Good Food Circle
- Dublin City Business Association
- Cork Chamber
- Drogheda and District Chamber
Catering Suppliers and Service Providers
- Baxter Story
- Fitzers Catering
- Pallas Foods
- Feast Catering
- Compass Group
- Aramark
- Jobs.ie
- MyPlace Connect
- FFT.ie
- Image Zoo
Large Food Enterprises
- Insomnia Coffee
- Supermacs
- Dominos
- Abrakebabra
- Gourmet Burger Kitchen
- Yo Sushi
- O’Briens Sandwich Bars
Politicians
- Michael P. Kitt T.D., Fianna Fáil, Galway East
- Thomas P. Broughan T.D., Labour, Dublin North East
- Olivia MItchell T.D., Fine Gael, Dublin South
- Dara Murphy T.D., Fine Gael, Cork North Central
- Willie O’Dea T.D., Fianna Fáil, Limerick City
- Áine Collins T.D., Fine Gael, Cork North West
- Dara Calleary T.D., Fianna Fáil, Mayo.
- Damien English T.D. Fine Gael, Meath West
- Geral Nash T.D., Labour, Louth-East Meath
- Simon Harris T.D., Fine Gael, Wicklow – East Carlow
- Bernard J. Durkan T.D., Fine Gael, Kildare
- Brendan Griffin T.D., Fine Gael, Kerry South
- Senator Paschal Mooney, Fianna Fáil, Leitrim
- Senator Denis Landy, Labour, Tipperary South
- Senator Jim D’Arcy, FIne Gael, Louth
- Derek Nolan T.D., Labour, Galway West
- Pat Deering T.D., Fine Gael, Carlow-Kilkenny
- Charlie McConalogue T,D, Fianna Fáil , Donegal
- Finian McGrath T.D., Independent, Dublin North Central
- Joe McHugh T.D., Fine Gael, Donegal
- Cllr. Peter Burke, Fine Gael, Westmeath
- Cllr. Michael Cahill, Indepenent, Kerry
- Cllr. Peter Savage, Fianna Fáil, Louth
- Cllr, Tracy McElhinney, Labour, Meath
- Cllr. Maurice Shorthall, Labour, Kilkenny
- Cllr, Malcom Byrne, Fianna Fáil, Wexford
- Cllr. Ted Howlin, Labour, Wexford
- Cllr. Matt Carthy, Sinn Fein, Monaghan
- Cllr. Shane P. O’Reilly, Fianna Fáil, Cavan
