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The Hard Shoulder Highlights

The Hard Shoulder Highlights with Kieran Cuddihy on Newstalk. Join Kieran every weekday afternoon from 4-7pm for a round-up of the day’s events, interviews with the people at the centre of the stories – and a bit of craic along the way. Listen and subscribe to The Hard Shoulder on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Spotify.      Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App.    You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'.

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'It is going send businesses over the edge' - VAT rate for hospitality sector set to increase

The special VAT rate for hotels, restaurants and pubs is set to be hiked as part of the Budget. The 9% has been in to support the hospitality sector since the pandemic began. Reports suggest that Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe thinks it’s time to bring things back up to 13.5%. Elaina Fitzgerald Kane, chairperson of the Irish Tourism Industry Confederation and JP McMahon, chef, author and restaurateur in Galway joined Kieran to discuss...