The Employment Wage Subsidy Scheme is being cut by up to 147 euro a week for each staff member today.
The Employment Wage Subsidy Scheme is being cut by up to 147 euro a week for each staff member today.
Until now, the state paid up to 350 euro a week towards a worker's wages.
But from today, the maximum rate is 203 euro.
Padraig Cribben, the chief executive of the Vintners Federation of Ireland, is calling on the government to reverse the decision.
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