Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 3 March 2021
264. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if her Department has sought a commitment from the Department of Finance to retain the 9% tourism rate of VAT at least up until 2025 to assist recovery and provide certainty for tourism businesses shuttered under level 5 restrictions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11431/21]
View answerI appointed the Recovery Oversight Group in December 2020 to oversee the implementation of the Tourism Recovery Plan produced by the Tourism Recovery Taskforce and to monitor the sector’s recovery from the COVID crisis.
The Recovery Oversight Group submitted its first report to me on 15th February. The report had a number of recommendations, one of which was to extend the 9% VAT rate out to 2025. I brought the report of the Recovery Oversight Group to Government and also have written to a number of Ministers, including the Minister for Finance, in regard to the recommendations.
