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A Clare hotelier is accusing the Finance Minister of "spin" regarding the planned reduction of the hospitality VAT rate. Following the publication of the Government's Summer Economic Statement, Minister Paschal Donohoe has claimed the reintroduction of the 9% rate for the sector would cost €1 billion. This, he says, would leave very little left over for other tax cuts. Clare Tourism Advisory Board Chair and Hotel Woodstock co-owner Sean Lally believes it's an "unfair" way to represent the situation.