Election special: how will the parties support small business?

About this episode

The episode discusses the commitments of various political parties to support small businesses in the context of the upcoming elections.

It's election week, and in the run-up to polling day, Chartered Accountants Ireland's public policy team have analysed the main parties' manifestos to examine what each is saying on some of the key topics of interest to Institute members. In the first of this special Election Insights series, the Institute’s Director of Public Affairs, Crona Clohisey, and Head of Public Policy, Stephen Lowry, discuss the various parties' commitments to support small business.

People in this episode

Host: Crona Clohisey

Guest: Stephen Lowry

Topics covered

• elections
• small business
• political parties
• public policy
• manifestos

Keywords

• election
• small business support
• political manifestos
• public policy
• Chartered Accountants Ireland

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Chartered Accountants Ireland

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