never really understood the fuss for company directors, as they could carry on doing whatever they need to on thier own time. who would know or care, other than the director?
they'll have to declare the earnings and pay tax on it. theres always some not declaring cash and some will be winners out of it, for sake of getting a system up and running there are holes.
hopefully you'll have a slew of work coming through in the other side, as people catch up with things...
the size of the economy is created by people, working, trading, providing services, getting paid then spending, consuming goods and services, and pay taxes. this cycling of money grows the economy adding value (hopefully) at each stage. people do have money, even if a proportion do not have...