Cork Chamber: Wage supports must be extended beyond March 2021

Calls for Government to help businesses plan ahead

The Chamber also highlighted the importance of SMEs and independent business operators, who he added, “are among the worst affected and most at risk” under the new restrictions. Picture: Denis Scannell

The wage support scheme must be extended beyond the planned March 2021 end date, Cork Chamber has said.

CEO Conor Healy was speaking in the aftermath of the Government’s announcement that Level 3 restrictions are to come into force nationwide from midnight tonight.