Tesco facing no Covid support repayment bill in Ireland

Tesco said it has no Covid supports to repay in Ireland.

Supermarket giant Tesco has said it has no Covid support debt to repay the Irish Government, despite being on the hook for nearly £600m (€670m) in the UK.

The company said it will repay £585m that it received from the UK government, by way of Covid business rates relief, now that some of the risks from the crisis are behind it.