Is there a list of companies that qualify for the 9% VAT reduction

iMax

Sorry if it's a dumb question, but I was wondering the above, I can understand the likes of hotels & restaurants but not cinemas & newspapers (for example), what lines of business qualify ?

blue4ever

the supply of food and drink (excluding alcohol and soft drinks) in the course of catering or by means of a vending machine
hot take-away food and hot drinks
hotel lettings, including guesthouses, caravan parks, camping sites etc
admissions to cinemas, theatres, certain musical performances, museums, art gallery exhibitions
amusement services of the kind normally supplied in fairgrounds or amusement park services
the provision of facilities for taking part in sporting activities by a person other than a non-profit making organisation
printed matter e.g. newspapers, brochures, leaflets, programmes, maps, catalogues, printed music (excluding books)
hairdressing services (Note: beauty treatments:- for example, facials, massages, nail treatments, tanning or sunbed services etc., remain liable at the 13.5% rate).

Supplies of goods and services remaining at the 13.5% rate
bakery products, excluding bread
residential property
building services related to residential property, including installation
routine cleaning of residential property
minor repairs of bicycles, shoes or leather goods, clothing or household linen
non-oral contraceptive products
goods used for the agricultural production of bio-fuel
agricultural services
certain nursery or garden centre stock
animal insemination services and livestock semen
children's car safety seats
waste acceptance and disposal services
greyhound feeding stuff and live poultry and live ostriches
fuel for power and heating, coal, peat, timber, electricity, gas (other than auto LPG), heating oil
non-residential property
building services related to non-residential property, including installation
routine cleaning of non-residential property
concrete
tour guide services
short-term hiring of cars, boats, caravans, mobile homes, tents or trailer tents
repair and maintenance of cars, other vehicles, vessels and aircraft
services consisting of the care of the human body
jockey services
photographic services including photographic prints
car driving instruction
veterinary services
certain works of art, antiques and literary manuscripts

DubTony

INteresting thing about this. I heard Bobby Kerr (Insomnia coffee) on the radio defending his company not reducing prices. He made the comparison that something he bought in Starbucks cost over €6 and that it cost less than € in his stores. So in his opinion he could never be accused of ripping people off.

What a joker. He was joking wasn't he?

authenticmango

thanks for the clarification, I was wondering myself who it applied to!

So for beverages would a juice bar be included in this?

And to be fair, Insomnia is fairly competitively priced at 3.50 for muffin and large drink, in comparison to starbucks charging extortionate amounts for cakes and sandwiches (which taste awful anyway)

IRE60

Its not about comparatives. Bucks may have a bigger overhead so they charge more. But to be given a reduction in VAT and not pass it on is nasty. There are a few companies out there who have done that. Daily/Sunday Mail being one. They said they hadn't has a price increase in 4 years and so..... they used the vat as its 'price increase'