Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats) | Oireachtas source

I wish to make a comment on returns. Currently, there is a 9% VAT rate on the hospitality sector and some of that is welcome but does McDonald's and other such companies need a 9% VAT rate? Could it not be more targeted? If there is not going to be a rowing back on this, could the money not be found for something that actually delivers a return to a particular sector, even the tourism sector in the context of the National Library? Can the Minister make that kind of input into the budget?

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