Motion or amendment: Hospitality VAT Harmonisation - Amendment 2

Motion or amendment by Mr Matthew O'Toole on .

MLA
Mr Matthew O'Toole
Party at the time
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Date
6 February 2025
Type
Motion or amendment
Business
Motion Amendment · Private Members' Motion · to “Hospitality VAT Harmonisation”
Heading
Hospitality VAT Harmonisation - Amendment 2
Assembly identifier
Document 426985

Text

Hospitality VAT Harmonisation - Amendment 2

Leave out all after ‘requires protection’ and insert:

‘further acknowledges the opportunities in integrating all-island tourism offers; expresses concern of the impacts an inconsistent approach to VAT on the hospitality sector and the potential severe damage from the introduction of the Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) in achieving this aim; calls on the Minister for the Economy and the Minister of Finance to work with the Irish Government to develop and jointly advocate for proposals to HM Treasury and the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland for a harmonised VAT rate for hospitality businesses across the island of Ireland and to waive the need for an ETA for tourists travelling on the island of Ireland.’

120 words. Text as published by the Northern Ireland Assembly.

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