Kildare Focus 19.09.22

Kildare Focus

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Monday, 19 September 2022 - 31 minutes

Paul Clancy
Chief Executive, Vintner’s Federation of Ireland
• More than four in ten Irish adults plan fewer visits to pubs for the remainder of 2022, due to cost of living pressures, new research shows

Eoghan O’Mara Walsh
Chief Executive, Irish Tourism Industry Confederation
• Recovery projections cut even if 9% VAT rate stays

Charlie Weston
Finance Editor, Irish Independent
• Standing charges to increase by €300
• Standing charges are supposed to reflect the fixed costs associated with providing gas and electricity, not the unit cost of energy