asked the Minister for Finance if he will eliminate or reduce VAT on the sale of goods for a period prior to Christmas so that traders in the Border area can retrieve some of the business they have lost.
Written Answers. - VAT Reduction.
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I cannot accede to the Deputy's request. A temporary rearranging of the VAT system on the lines suggested would have serious budgetary consequences and would involve insuperable administrative and control difficulties.