VAT refund for home works
Michael Comiskey supports a reported VAT refund for home improvements and asks that it also cover septic-tank replacement.
We, on this side of the House, were very happy. We had several opportunities to speak to the Minister for Finance, Deputy Michael Noonan, coming up to the budget. I hope he has taken several of our ideas on board because it was a great opportunity for us. I hear that the newspapers today report - I know that it is only a report - that people who spend money on their homes would receive a VAT refund. I would be very happy to see the people concerned get a VAT refund for refurbishing their homes. It would be good if it were extended to cover septic tank replacement and so on, for which I have been calling for many months and years. It would give a major boost to the construction sector.