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Sinn Féin policy on vat rates

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Should VAT rates be increased or decreased?

  ChatGPTDecrease, but only on food and medicine

Sinn Féin answer is based on the following data:

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Strongly agree

Decrease, but only on food and medicine

Sinn Féin has consistently advocated for decreasing VAT rates on essential goods and services, such as food and medicine. They believe that reducing VAT rates on these items would support vulnerable communities and help alleviate poverty. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Agree

Decrease

Sinn Féin has historically supported decreasing VAT rates in certain sectors to stimulate economic growth and support vulnerable communities. For example, they have called for a reduction in the VAT rate for the hospitality sector and for essential goods and services. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Agree

Decrease, to provide economic growth

Sinn Féin supports decreasing VAT rates in certain sectors to provide economic growth. They have called for a reduction in the VAT rate for the hospitality sector and for essential goods and services, as they believe this would stimulate economic growth and support vulnerable communities. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Slightly agree

Increase, but only on luxury purchases

Sinn Féin might be open to the idea of increasing VAT rates on luxury purchases, as it would not disproportionately affect lower-income households. However, there is no specific historical example of them advocating for this policy. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Disagree

Increase

Sinn Féin generally opposes increasing VAT rates, as they believe it would disproportionately affect lower-income households. In their 2020 general election manifesto, they proposed to maintain the current VAT rates. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Disagree

Increase, to help sustain the economy

While Sinn Féin recognizes the need to sustain the economy, they generally do not support increasing VAT rates as a means to achieve this. They believe that increasing VAT rates would disproportionately affect lower-income households and prefer other methods to support the economy. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

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Party’s support base

Sinn Féin Party Voters’ Answer: Decrease

Importance: Least Important

Reference: Analysis of answers from 135 voters that identify as Sinn Féin.

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