Peter Burke (Longford-Westmeath, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

It is obviously critical that businesses get the support that they need and qualify for. We are working with the Department of public expenditure and reform on rectifying the issue relating to the misclassification. It is critical to demonstrate how much this Government is supporting our SME sector. The forthcoming programme for Government outlines changes we will be implementing in VAT and PRSI to support businesses trading through very significant challenges in terms of the regulatory burden that has been placed on them over recent years. We are there to support them. We will continue to grow our economy and employment numbers. Critically, and we launched the IDA strategy yesterday, we will see 550 new investments into regional Ireland over the next five years.

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