Employers' group Ibec has written to the Government asking it to extend the Employment Wage Subsidy Scheme beyond April 2022 at the rates that applied during previous waves of Covid-19.
The organisation is also seeking an extension of the commercial rates waiver for businesses impacted by Covid restrictions into 2022.
The letter to the Taoiseach comes ahead of a meeting this evening of the Cabinet Sub Committee on Economic Recovery at which supports for the hospitality sector are due to be discussed.
According to Ibec, ongoing supports are now required to preserve businesses and employment as a result of the latest public health guidelines impacting on the experience economy, which is made up of restaurants, pubs, nightclubs, events, retail