‘Hotels are robbing people up to their eyeballs,’ says minister Patrick O’Donovan ahead of planned Vat cut in Budget

‘Hotels are robbing people up to their eyeballs,’ says minister Patrick O’Donovan ahead of planned Vat cut in Budget

A cabinet minister has accused hoteliers of “robbing people up to their eyeballs” – while warning the Vat reduction promised in the Budget is not guaranteed.

Cabinet Minister accuses Hoteliers of “Robbing People up to their Eyeballs”

Cabinet Minister accuses hoteliers of “robbing people up to their eyeballs” A cabinet minister has accused hoteliers of “robbing people up to their eyeballs” – while warning the Vat reduction promised in the Budget is not guaranteed. Arts, Culture and Sports Minister ­Patrick O’Donovan, previously responsible for hospitality under the tourism brief, admitted that price gouging has happened under this Government. In an extraordinary attack on the…