More than 7,000 Irish businesses received an early Christmas present from the government last week, as the first tranche of support payments was issued to companies that applied for the Temporary Business Energy Support Scheme .
These payments will continue into next year for firms that have signed up to the scheme. Michael McGrath, the new Minister for Finance, appealed to more businesses to register with Revenue and apply for the government supports available.
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