He said: “While business owners are receiving VAT and corporation tax cuts, workers’ wages will receive no protection from ...

Minister for Housing Darragh O’Brien has ruled out a reduction in VAT on new home building, citing concerns around whether the cost of the cut would be passed on to the buyer. On Tuesday, it emerged ...

A Fine Gael MEP has said the rate of VAT for building houses should be reduced. Brian Hayes says VAT for residential construction should be lowered to 9% - the current rate for the sector is 13.5%.

Michael O’Flynn, managing director of one of the largest private construction firms in the country, has called on the Government to reduce or scrap Vat in the construction sector to kickstart private ...

The CEO of Cairn Homes, Michael Stanley, has said his company can deliver affordable homes to the market without any need for the Government to reduce the rate of VAT applied to housing in the ...

A review of State spending for last year has found the Office of Public Works (OPW) paid around €20 million to lease two buildings that remained unoccupied afterwards.