Minister concedes multinational fast-food chains will also get Vat cut designed to help Irish businesses

Mr Chambers – who is also Fianna Fáil director of elections – also addressed claims by former taoiseach Bertie Ahern that current Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin was “anti-me” and did not want him to get the party nomination for the Áras

Minister for Public Expenditure, Jack Chambers. Photo: Brian Lawless/PA Wire

Minister for Public Expenditure Jack Chambers has conceded that multinational fast-food chains will also benefit from a reduced Vat rate intended to shore up Ireland’s hospitality sector.

The Government has signalled that it will reintroduced a pandemic-style lower Vat rate for hospitality businesses in a bid to fight rising costs.

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