Businesses re-opening after lockdown still ‘not as prepared as they need to be' for Brexit
The remarks were made at an Oireachtas committee today.
By Press Association
Monday 10 May 2021, 10:43 PM
May 10th 2021, 10:43 PM
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A view of cranes at Dublin Port (file photo)
Image: SIPA USA/PA Images
A view of cranes at Dublin Port (file photo)
Image: SIPA USA/PA Images
BUSINESSES WHICH ARE reopening for the first time this year due to the lifting of Covid-19 restrictions must get up to speed with post-Brexit trade arrangements, an Oireachtas committee has heard.
Revenue Commissioner and Director-General of Customs Gerry Harrahill said it has been “extremely challenging” for businesses trying to adjust to the new reality of customs checks since the trade rules changed on 1 January and that many businesses were “not as a prepared as they needed to be”.