€7bn July stimulus aims to 'protect as many jobs as possible'

'No-one should be in any doubt about the fact we are not returning to pre-March reality,' says Taoiseach Micheál Martin. Photo: Stephen Collins /Collins Photos Dublin

Hundreds of thousands of jobs will be protected with the Government's €7bn stimulus package, Taoiseach Micheál Martin has said.

Measures include a 2% drop in the VAT rate, training incentives, a spending refund for consumers, money for businesses, and an extension of emergency pandemic payments.