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Press Release: Ireland Revealed as Having Second Highest Alcohol Excise Duty Across EU and UK
Posted on 29 September 2023
Ireland Revealed as Having Second Highest Alcohol Excise
Duty Across EU and UK
Drinks sector urge Government to begin process of reducing
excise duty in Budget 2024 as cost of doing business soars.
Excise duty on the...Read More »
Press Release: Survey shows rural publicans feeling the pressure amid rising cost of doing business
Posted on 14 September 2023
*Survey shows rural publicans feeling the pressure amid
rising cost of doing business *
*Energy, staffing, taxes and insurance identified as
biggest cost drivers. * *Publicans call for reduction in
excise duty in upcoming budget.*
A new survey of...Read More »
Press Release: Almost 2,000 pub closures across Ireland since 2005, new analysis shows
Posted on 23 August 2023
*Almost 2,000 pub closures across Ireland since 2005, new
analysis shows*
*108 pubs closed their doors in 2022 alone with rural Irish
communities the worst hit by closures*
*Analysis shows the rate of decline in rural pubs has
accelerated since...Read More »
Press Release 22.09.2022: An excise rate cut would reduce costs for 1,000s of businesses overnight – hospitality sector
Posted on 22 September 2022
*An excise rate cut would reduce costs for 1,000s of
businesses overnight – hospitality sector*
*DIGI calls for excise tax on drinks to be reduced by 7.5%
in Budget 2023*
*Call comes amid dramatic increases in...Read More »
Press Release 12.09.2022: Cost-of-living crisis leaves many in the hospitality sector vulnerable as costs soar
Posted on 12 September 2022
**Drinks Industry Group of Ireland analysis makes for dismal
reading for hospitality business owners**
*Report finds that all hospitality businesses are
experiencing soaring cost increases across food products (up
8.1%); meat products up (11.3%); poultry products up
(13.4%);...Read More »
Press Release 08.09.2022: Irish consumers pay more tax on a pint of beer than 25 EU member states and UK
Posted on 08 September 2022
*Industry leaders warn of impact of high excise tax on
consumers and the hospitality sector as cost-of-living
crisis worsens*
*Ireland has the second highest overall rate of excise tax
on drinks when compared to the EU27 and...Read More »
