Budget will support businesses with the cost of minimum wage hike – Varadkar

However, Isme said that if minimum wage increases are so large that firms require state support, they should not go ahead

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar said Budget 2024 would include a package for firms 'recognising that a lot of additional costs are going to come the way of businesses'. File picture: Larry Cummins

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has vowed Budget 2024 will include a package of measures for businesses that will recognise the additional costs coming down the line, including the expected increase in the minimum wage.

The Government is awaiting a report from the Low Pay Commission, which is expected to recommend a double-digit increase in the minimum wage to keep it well above inflation.