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Furlough wage scheme and coronavirus business support extended to April

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chancellor said the government will continuing to pay 80 per cent of employee wages of those workers affected by coronavirus closures of their places of work.

The scheme was due to expire at the end of March but the extension suggests the Government believes the economy will still be struggling to cope with the impact of the coronavirus pandemic.Businesses across the UK have been forced to close as a result of regional lockdown measures stretching from Aberdeen to London.Wales will go into a full lockdown after Christmas, and Northern Irish politicians have proposed a six-week lockdown for the country.Announcing the extension scheme, Sunak said: “We know the premium businesses place on certainty, so it is right that we enable them to plan.

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