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McLaughlin hails Derry Walls as ‘steeped in history and immortalised by Lisa McGee’ in tourism VAT speech
Derry Journal
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14/05/2024
McLaughlin hails Derry Walls as ‘steeped in history and immortalised by Lisa McGee’ in tourism VAT speech
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The SDLP is proposing this motion today not only to advocate
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the specific measures around VAT and hospitality, but also to support our tourism and hospitality
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sectors more broadly. Firstly, our tourism sector is a critical driver for our economy,
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and there is no doubt that it is one of the biggest success stories of the peace process.
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Across this island, the tourism industry has gone from strength to strength in the last 26 years,
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and our part of the island is absolutely no exception. It is an industry that is now worth
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more than £1 billion each and every year for the north, and supports 330,000 jobs across this
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island, from the walls of Derry, steeped in history and recently immortalised by the comedy
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of Lisa McGee, to the wooded forests that captured imaginations in the Game of Thrones,
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and in thousands of attractions, businesses and establishments across our counties.
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Tourism is one of the major selling points of this region, and an industry we should shout
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out from our rooftops every chance we get.
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