The best thing about studying economics is that the questions rarely change, but the answers often do. Last week when discussing the issue of zombie firms and companies that can’t meet their obligations and are being kept afloat only thanks to government aid, I pointed out there was a clear risk to the state of either tapering supports available to firms and households post-pandemic too quickly, or not tapering quickly enough. The result, either way, was a damaged SME sector.  This week, things have moved on. Speaking at a conference on Monday, the Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe confirmed there…

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