Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

We plan to make a decision on this before the middle of this month in order for people in business to know where they stand for March and the spring. Two measures are in place for businesses at the moment that are valuable to them, namely the temporary business energy support scheme, TBESS, to help with energy costs and the 9% VAT rate. We need to work out what we can continue and what we cannot. The Deputy must bear in mind that none of that was budgeted for. There will be costs for anything we extend beyond the end of February. However, we acknowledge that businesses need ongoing support with their bills.

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