Covid Restrictions Support Scheme 'may be too complex' to understand in full       

The concerns come as finance minister Paschal Donohoe tourism minister Catherine Martin officially launched the scheme administered through the Revenue

Minister for Finance, Paschal Donohoe TD, and the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport, and Media, Catherine Martin TD give an update on the Covid Restrictions Support Scheme. File picture: Julien Behal Photography

Businesses and their advisers are struggling to understand in full the complicated criteria for firms to tap a key relief to help them survive Level 5 shutdowns under the Covid Restrictions Support Scheme (CRSS), a central part of last month's budget, it has emerged. 

The concerns come as finance minister Paschal Donohoe and tourism minister Catherine Martin officially launched the scheme administered through the Revenue which is designed to help businesses to look after their business premises that could deteriorate under lockdown restriction during the winter.