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FINANCE MINISTER MICHAEL Noonan had some good news for microbreweries as he continued his Budget speech this afternoon.
Excise relief is to be increased for the sector, with has been experiencing impressive growth in recent years, the Minister noted.
“I’m increasing the annual excise relief production ceiling for microbreweries from 20,000 hectolitres to 30,000 hectolitres,” Noonan said.
“Today is about looking forward,” the veteran Minister said as he began his speech, shortly after 2.30pm
“It’s about building for the future upon this solid foundation that has been so painstakingly laid.”
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This is great news for the microbrewing industry, good news for jobs and pleasant news for consumer :)
You can’t be a real country unless you have a beer and an airline – it helps if you have some kind of football team, or some nuclear weapons, but in the very least you need a beer. FZ
Yippee !
Woohoo, get us all back on the booze. No better way to take in the taxes.
That’s a fierce bad cough that he has..
Irish Whiskey industry could be developed/expanded with government help, its an untapped natural resource, massive export potential, every County in Ireland should have a whiskey distillery. Problem is it takes 7 years for a return on investment.
A load of old waffle . The devolopers are on the pigs back again
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