Our tourism and hospitality industries are in the gutter and absolute crisis mode. Rural Ireland is experiencing a season like never before. Restaurants, bars, souvenir shops, jarveys, bike rentals and many many more small family run businesses are more often empty than full
We will experience closures like never seen before in this country this winter if this government does not act quickly. We have lost all competitiveness due to spiralling costs driving up prices. Reducing the VAT is not the answer to solve immediate problems that need addressing straight away. It doesn’t matter what the VAT rate is if we have no one in our businesses
I really hope @peterburkefg and his team listened to what I said when we met and took on board my recommendations. It is now extremely scary and many small businesses can not sustain the costs they have incurred over the last 4-5 years.
If these businesses close forever, the cost to the state will be far more than what it would cost to solve this mess once and for all
I am not confident at all that the actions will be carried out but I hope there’s still time to convince them what needs to be done
You will see businesses close from September onwards. It won’t be pretty by any means
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Delighted to have been at @MurphyLarkin's beautiful Tramore showroom a few weeks ago.
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@Nick_Delehanty@CTChamber & Tipperary Council need to put there heads together to find some solutions..
Zero rates for 3 yrs
Derelict grants could apply for shops too
Lower vat rate for start up bricks and mortar shops
Reduced electricity costs, reduced heating
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@DanielPriestley@StevenBartlett Fantastic, its great to see Daniel. Your one of the very few accounts that speaks sense on these platforms. Onwards and upwards..
Elon Musk: Electricians and plumbers are a lot more important than incremental political science majors.
“I have a lot of respect for people who work with their hands.
We need electricians, plumbers, and carpenters. That's a lot more important than having incremental political science majors.
We should not have this idea that to be successful you need to have a four-year college. That is simply not true.”
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Most people are good, and kind...
But then you have the worst type... 😡
@Dunnesfarmeggs have been robbed again. A disgusting thing to happen at their egg honesty box which is so valued by most locals. 😢
Make this guy famous guys🙏🏻
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@DanielPriestley Unfortunately people will never understand the contributions that all of the above mentioned. The entrepreneurs, business owners etc. The taxes gathered by the people they employ through their businesses are forgotten about and never taken into consideration.
Why is that?
The Porsche dealership better start getting used to selling cars to people who work in trades.
AI is coming for the white collar professionals but it’s a long time before software can do carpentry, plumbing or electrical.
It’s predictable that these people with a trade are going to have more valuable skills that people who did a post graduate degree in something fluffy.
@DanielPriestley I'm excited and delighted for you, Daniel. I've just watched the podcast with @JamesSinclair85
Loved every minute of it. Can't wait for this one.