Stormont Executive agrees allocations of multi-million Covid support funding

The Stormont Executive has agreed support funding ahead of a strict circuit-break which will see non-essential retail, the hospitality sector and close-contact services closed for two weeks (Peter Morrison/PA)

Rates relief for businesses and a high street voucher scheme are among a multimillion-pound suite of Covid support measures agreed by the Stormont Executive.

Ministers met on Monday morning, just days ahead of the start of a strict circuit-break that will see non-essential retail, the hospitality sector and close-contact services closed for two weeks.