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Ireland Budget 2026: VAT Rates Cut on Food, Housing, and Energy Services

  • Ireland announced Budget 2026 on October 7th 2025 with several VAT rate changes
  • The 9% reduced VAT rate on gas and electricity will be extended until December 31st 2030 instead of expiring in 2025
  • VAT rates on food, catering and hairdressing services will decrease from 13.5% to 9% starting July 1st 2026
  • VAT on newly constructed apartments will drop from 13.5% to 9% effective immediately from October 8th 2025 through December 31st 2030

Source: meridianglobalservices.com

Note that this post was (partially) written with the help of AI. It is always useful to review the original source material, and where needed to obtain (local) advice from a specialist.



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