Jim Power: SMEs need support despite 'zombie' status

'Corporate social welfare' has been part of the policy environment since covid, and it will be hard to put that particular genie back into the bottle

Jim Power writes: 'There will be some particularly challenged businesses that will struggle to survive the combined pressures.'

In a recent column in this newspaper, I expressed confusion about the real health of the Irish economy.

Public finances and exports are all looking quite strong and healthy now, but recent experiences I had with SMEs across a variety of sectors told me a different story about the economy.