Maintaining Covid supports for businesses is 'not sustainable', warns Michael McGrath

Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform Michael McGrath said yesterday there will be no "cliff-edge" to the payments but "maintaining the level of support at the current rate of expenditure is not sustainable." Picture: Damien Storan.

The tapering off of Covid-related supports for businesses and workers beyond June will be laid out by the Government by the end of May.

Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform Michael McGrath said there will be no "cliff-edge" to the payments but "maintaining the level of support at the current rate of expenditure is not sustainable."