- Workers face higher taxes as government set to cave into hospitality industry lobbying The Journal
- Watch: 9% VAT rate ‘would be a big help’ – Kerry cafe owner RTE.ie
- Minister in the dark on who wins from cut in VAT The Irish Times
- ‘I was born here, I want to stay open for as long as I can’ – pub owner calls for Vat cut in budget The Irish Independent
- Taoiseach warns restaurants he wants to see Vat cuts reflected in customers’ bills Irish Examiner