Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions
Dail Éireann — 2022-03-29
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Micheál Martin (FF), Cork South-Central

The Deputy knows that is what I sought. I said that to her already. We have sought a derogation in respect of the application of the rules around the VAT directive and the energy tax directive, which covers excise. Basically, we have sought that if we reduce our VAT rate, because we have an historical derogation already in this regard and already have one of the lower VAT rates on energy now, of 13.5%-----

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Sitting date: 2022-03-29