Commitment

Reduce hospitality VAT from 13.5% to 9%

What this means

  • Aontú is a political party that put forward this tax promise as part of its November 2024 general election manifesto.[source][source]
  • The commitment is to cut the VAT rate for pubs and restaurants from 13.5% to 9%, a reduction of 4.5 percentage points.[source]
  • The stated aim is to support the hospitality sector, which includes businesses like bars and restaurants that pay this tax rate.[source][source]
  • This is a promise only. It has not been enacted into law and no delivery date was given in the manifesto.[source]
  • For accountability, voters can track whether Aontú pursues this VAT cut if it gains influence in government after the 2024 election.[source]

Direct impact (1)

Indirect impact (10)

Two-hop relationships traced through the entity above. Useful for spotting downstream knock-on effects.

  • owned by party → party member2-hop via aontu
    Paul LawlessOfficeholder
  • owned by party → party member2-hop via aontu
    Peadar TóibínOfficeholder
  • owned by party → party member2-hop via aontu
    Sarah O'ReillyOfficeholder
  • owned by party → party member2-hop via aontu
    Sarah O'ReillyOfficeholder
  • owned by party → party member2-hop via aontu
    Jim CoddOfficeholder
  • owned by party → party member2-hop via aontu
    Emer TóibínOfficeholder
  • owned by party → party member2-hop via aontu
    Dave BoyneOfficeholder
  • owned by party → party member2-hop via aontu
    Paul LawlessOfficeholder
  • owned by party → party member2-hop via aontu
    Sarah BeasleyOfficeholder
  • owned by party → party member2-hop via aontu
    Ellen TroyOfficeholder

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Relationship map

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One-hop relationships derived from the entity records. Click any node to follow the link.

Status

Promised

Aontú committed to reducing the VAT rate for pubs and restaurants from 13.5% to 9% to support the hospitality sector.

Attribution & links

Origin
Manifesto
Policy area
Finance And Taxation
Owning party
Aontú
Responsible body
Responsible officeholder
Linked mandate
First stated
2024-11-21
Last reviewed
2026-05-21

Evidence & sources

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Evidence

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