Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Finance – in the Northern Ireland Assembly at 2:30 pm on 8 June 2021.
John O'Dowd
Sinn Féin
2:30,
8 June 2021
T5. Mr O'Dowd asked the Minister of Finance whether there is any way that the Executive or the Department of Finance could offer further support to those businesses that, regardless of the number of premises that they have, are judged to have a single premises, given that the grants that have been provided to businesses over the past 15 months have been a lifeline, not only to the businesses but to their employees, in keeping roofs over heads and paying Bills. (AQT 1405/17-22)
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