If restaurateurs have to keep jumping through hoops, we simply won’t survive the pandemic
Comment: Though the Budget 2021 supports from the government for the hospitality industry are welcome, there is still a strong sense that more could have been done
Domini Kemp: Tepid package is not what we need
Among the things that would help businesses are access to grants, a Vat rate reduction to 5 per cent and a safe return to school and work. But will we get them?
Domini Kemp: Reopening our restaurants feels impossible
Our company contributed more than €1m to the exchequer in 2019 and employed about 150 people. We need state supports if we’re to reopen