The Government should incentivise car rental companies in Ireland to rebuild their Covid-depleted fleets by reintroducing VAT relief on vehicle registration tax (VRT) for hire firms in Budget 2023 in September, according to a pre-budget submission by the Irish Tourism Industry Confederation (Itic).
Recent reports of rapidly escalating costs for car hire in Ireland contributed towards “significant adverse publicity” for the tourism industry here, Itic says in its submission, which was…