Budget 2021 has an 'awful lot of sugarcoating'

The Government failed to address the most pertinent and pressing issues for those in the food and drinks industries

Andrew Moloney in Hook & Ladder's flagship cafe on Sarsfield Street, Limerick. Picture: Brian Arthur

For Andrew Moloney, chief operations officer of the Hook & Ladder chain of cafes in Limerick, Waterford, and Clare, this year’s budget was “an awful lot of sugarcoating.” 

On a surface level, many of the supports sound great, but Moloney is concerned about the fine print: “When you go and try to get it off them, they try their hardest to get it back.”