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@Anti_Fragilis@PaulTreyvaud But the price is never dependent on the materials alone, high wages, high insurance,.power, water, rates, equipment, sundries and so much else and let's be clear, Paul like everyone else in business wants to try and make money Thats is the reason why people dare to run a business
@NowayGer@PaulTreyvaud Ah now Let us all in one the secret
Their turnover must be huge if that theirs percentage of wages are 15%
€13.50 p.h, plus USC, PRSI and 8.5% Employers PRSI
To most food business that's the reality
One employee for a 7 hour shift is now over €100 per day
@rtenews The Vatican said, obviously a direct translation of the words from the Vatican
People need to read the post properly before having a hissy fit about the wording
@adriancummins@FineGael@SimonHarrisTD@rtenews So they kept this from the budget then launched as a promise Gambling with people's livelihoods for votes A complete pisstake as always So the 9 is happily forgot about now?
@adriancummins@adriancummins does the @RAI_ie have McDonalds, KFC, Costa and all the big chains on board? About to be the only hospitality venues left open in a few years Pushing for a 4.5% reduction on VAT was a waste of time and materials that you sent out Sorry but you have failed us
The decision to shut down a restaurant or café - and the loss of jobs and damage to the fabric of local communities that come with it - is always an incredibly difficult one, but is something that hundreds of small food-led hospitality businesses face in the New Year. Increased costs and reduced consumer demand mean margins are currently razor-tight and, as a result, current closures levels are alarmingly high, with over 200 in recent months. The wage inflation that next year’s increase in the minimum wage will create - along with a number of other cost increases - will unfortunately push many more small, local businesses over the edge in 2024.
As Rebecca Feely - owner of the popular Dublin café Kale and Coco that closed last week - told the @TonightVMTV last night, sky-high costs have now reached a point that being busy and having a high turnover is no longer sufficient for restaurants and cafés to survive. This year’s Christmas season will not be enough for many businesses to stay open throughout 2024 and, without a change in Government policy, many other small restaurants and cafés like Rebecca’s around the country will have no choice but to close.
@simoncoveney@cathmartingreen@nealerichmond@Paschald
I know it’s really hard but if you’re in a position to do it, please try extra harder to buy your coffee/scone/treat from a small cafe and not one of the chain stores. You might think that your few bob won’t make a difference but believe me, it’s the difference of small family run cafes and coffee/corner shops staying open next year.
It’s soul destroying seeing so many places close their doors already and the worst yet is to come.
@irestar6@lisa_fagan I remember that so well, he also had the Lighthouse family as guests and said all the West Belfast boys will love this song, Lifted! Pure genius
@adriancummins Irrelevant now, to be honest the extra 4.5% pales in comparison to the additional costs facing us all
The reduction in VAT due to the closures of small business will far out way the increase in VAT they want by raising it to 13.5%