15/10/24 Hundreds of business owners and workers from the hospitality, tourism, retail and other sectors are holding a protest in Dublin… Pic Stephen Collins/Collins PhotosChef Nicole Whitaker takes part in a protest outside Leinster House to highlight the high costs facing small and medium-sized businesses. At a protest MCd by Ivan Yates, restaurateurs, pub owners, childcare and beauty salon bosses were among those who marched to Leinster House from the Pepper Canister Church today on a mission. One man warned that the only place you might end up finding an Irish pub is the Costa del Sol. It is not just the VAT rate, he said, that is an issue but a 36pc increase in payroll taxes. “It’s no longer sustainable.”Alan Murphy, owner of the Titanic Bar and Grill in Cobh, said the government is “not listening at all to us” and has the perception that hospitality businesses have a big pot of gold.

Source: Irish Independent October 15, 2024 19:42 UTC