Making Cents: Working out if you will face a tax bill because of Covid-19 supports

Assistant secretary for social policy for the Taoiseach Liz Canavan confirmed the PUP is a "taxable source of income" during a media briefing on Covid-19. Photo:Gareth Chaney/Collins

The Government last week reminded anyone receiving the pandemic unemployment payment (PUP), put in place as an emergency response to layoffs made in the wake of the Covid-19 crisis, that they could be liable for a tax bill at the end of the year.