Covid supports for workers and businesses to be retained for at least three more months

The supports for workers and businesses will not be touched until at least September as the Government "go for broke" to get the economy back up and running

Tánaiste Leo Varadkar said the Government will not phase out the supports "too quickly". Picture: Leah Farrell / RollingNews.ie

Covid supports for workers and businesses will not be touched for at least another three months as the Government "go for broke" to get the economy back up and running.

The Cabinet is due to sign off on the retention of the full rate of the Pandemic Unemployment Payment (PUP), as well as a the Employer Wage Subsidy Scheme (EWSS), and the Covid Restrictions Support Scheme until at least September and businesses could receive up to €20,000 in a 'bullet payment' when they reopen across June and July.