Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 3 October 2019

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach

Application of VAT to Food Supplements: Discussion

Photo of Gerry HorkanGerry Horkan (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I thank the witnesses for their opening statement and comments so far. Many of the questions I might have asked have already been addressed. In the opening statement the witnesses indicated that the tax treatment of these products is currently the same whether the product is sold in a supermarket, food store or pharmacy. Is there a definition of a food supplement? I presume if I go to Tesco I can buy garlic powder, turmeric or products that people might use to benefit their health. Have the Revenue Commissioners been a bit vague about this food versus food supplement definition?

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