The VAT on defibrillators is a “tax on saving lives” and must be scrapped, the Irish Heart Foundation insisted in its pre-Budget submission today. (Aug23) The charity claims the average cost of an automated external defibrillator (AED) - €1,500 including €345 VAT - makes them unaffordable for many community organisations. It wants Minister for Finance, Paschal Donohoe, … [Read more...] about Defibrillator tax ‘must be scrapped in Budget’ – charity