B&Q owner to pay back Covid relief to Irish Government

B&Q owner Kingfisher said it would repay Irish Covid supports.

The owner of the B&Q and Screwfix home improvement and DIY retail chains has said it will pay back Covid supports it received from the Irish Government when its stores were closed due to the pandemic restrictions earlier in the year.

Kingfisher said it would return in full the business rates relief it received from both the Irish and UK governments as a result of the Covid crisis.