Ireland extends wage subsidies, to taper off temporary jobless payments

DUBLIN (Reuters) - Ireland will extend into August its temporary wage subsidy for firms badly hit by fallout from COVID-19, as well as jobless benefit schemes for workers who lost their jobs because of related disruption, the government announced on Friday.The jobless scheme will be scaled down, however. Those who earned less than 200 euros per week before losing their jobs will switch on June 29 to a 203 euros weekly payment, in line with regular jobless benefit. Previously the payment was a..