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Petition · past parliament

Abolish VAT on all types of trees, and ancillary tree planting materials.

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

We need more trees to help reduce carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. It the government recognizes that more trees are planted yet the full rate of VAT is still charged on trees sold to the public.
The Irish Government has abolished VAT on trees we should follow https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/tdm/value-added-tax/part03-taxable-transactions-goods-ica-services/Goods/goods-horticultural-retailers.pdf

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

Remove VAT from the sale of Trees, tree guards & other tree planting products.

Timeline

25 Oct 2019 Petition opened for signatures
28 Oct 2019 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21
Status Rejected
Rejected 28 Oct 2019

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.