A Dublin-based cafe has been forced to remove some of its key offerings to customers due to the devastating effects of the cost of living crisis.
Many households across the country have been feeling the pinch when it comes to stocking cupboards and fridges, but cafes, restaurants, and bars are no exception.
Sure to be the first of many, the venue in the capital ‘Petit Café’ has had to remove some sandwiches with meat in them because of the “relentless price increases”.
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The small business posted a notice on their door which read: “Due to unprecedented and relentless price increases of food and ingredients combined with the staggering rise in electricity charges and the ongoing skilled labour shortages we have been forced to stop selling the following sandwiches: pulled chicken; pulled pork; roasted turkey”.
Owners then said they “regret having to take this step” but that it “is unavoidable.”
Adrian Cummins, Chief of the Restaurants Association of Ireland weighed in on the drastic steps being taken by Petit Cafe and many others and said this is a prime example of why a 9% VAT rate is imperative to many businesses’ survival.
He also suggested that the Temporary Business Energy Support Scheme should be extended to Cafes, Restaurants, and the Hospitality sector in order to safeguard their futures.
With this, qualifying businesses can claim for 40% of the increases in their energy bills as long as it is between the ‘claim period’ and the ‘reference period’.
A claim period is a calendar month from September 2022 to February 2023 and a reference period is the corresponding calendar month in the previous year. "For example, September 2021 is the reference period for the September 2022 claim period," the Revenue explains.
Meanwhile, just days ago, Mr. Cummins also revealed alarming stats that claimed: “1 in 5 Restaurants face closure if 9% vat rate increases at the end of February”.
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