The Government's five-stage roadmap and €6.5bn package of new supports to help businesses recover from the Covid-19 crisis has been broadly welcomed by representative groups including Ibec, the Small Firms' Association (SFA) and Chambers Ireland.
Director of the SFA Sven Spollen-Behrens said: "The reopening roadmap and the further economic packages are important steps ...
and will assist small business to survive this difficult time and reopen over the coming months. "The Government has listened to the feedback we have provided and responded to the needs of small business owners across the country. "These are hugely worrying times for small businesses, and for many this is going to be a difficult period for much of the year and beyond." CE