Tipperary’s drinks and hospitality businesses are highly vulnerable to a hard or ‘no deal’ Brexit. That’s according to a new report published by the Drink Industry Group of Ireland.
The report states that hospitality employment accounted for 2,921 jobs in the premier, which equates to 4.6% of all employment in the county.
The document alludes to a potential slide in the sterling causing prospective visitors to save money and not travel, thus limiting the amount of tourists coming to Tipp on their holidays.
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DIGI has called on the government to take defensive measures in the form of reducing the alcohol excise tax, which is the second highest in Europe.
