Alfred Cannan takes public's questions on Mannin Line
The treasury minister says the salary support scheme was designed to provide ‘flexibility’ for businesses.
Alf Cannan was appearing on the Mannin Line this lunchtime, to answer listeners’ questions.
Several small businesses and self-employed people have complained they've been deemed ineligible, and fallen through the cracks of government help.
Mr Cannan said his department hoped it would help different firms in different ways:
However, he also reiterated the concession that more changes to the structure of support were due:
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