Tourism industry seeks budget incentives for car hire companies

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Sector’s lobby group calls for budget tax relief on vehicle registration to incentivise hire companies to replenish fleetsDublin Airport car rental. The Government should incentivise car rental companies in Ireland to rebuild their Covid-depleted fleets, according to a pre-budget submission by the Irish Tourism Industry Confederation. Photograph: Sasko Lazarov / RollingNews.

Itic highlights in its submission that in 2019, up to 40 per cent of all holidaymakers who arrived in Ireland hired cars, providing them with easy access to the regions outside Dublin.However, it says, car hire companies in Ireland were forced to sell off much of their fleets during periods of Covid restriction, resulting in a 50 per cent reduction in the number of cars now available for hire, pushing up prices.

“Under-resourced car rental companies have to rebuild their capital base and it will take time for car rental companies to build car stocks back up to pre-pandemic levels. It also called for sustainability grants to be extended to tourism businesses to help them cope with the costs of going green.

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IrishTimes FFS now they want incentives wtf , just like the bum deal the Garda did with the Brit speed camera 🎥 vans , we will guarantee u will make a profit , a % for every fine but Irish ☘️ drivers didn’t deliver and Garda had to pay €7 million to the Brits 🤣😂🤣😂 DublinAirport bbc

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