The
Chancellor has set out new measures to try to protect millions of jobs and the
economy over the next six months, as coronavirus restrictions limit growth.
However
Rishi Sunak made clear that despite billions of pounds of additional government
support for his “winter jobs plan”,
there would be more business failures and unemployment would continue to
rise.
Rishi Sunak
has been under pressure to come up with a suitable replacement for the furlough
scheme, which ends in October.
The new
plans mean employees can received 77% of their full-time pay if they’re
required to work reduced hours.
Employers will have to pay 55% of that, with the government contributing
the remaining salary.
There will
be similar help for the self-employed and businesses are being given more time
to re-pay government loans.
The
hospitality and tourism sector will pay VAT at a lower rate of 5% until the end
of March 2021.
Clive Myrie
presents BBC News at Ten reporting by political editor Laura Kuenssberg,
economics editor Faisal Islam and business editor Simon Jack.
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