Chancellor extends job retention scheme
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has extended the jobs retention scheme until the end of October, with the 80% wage support staying in place for an additional month.
The Government has committed to publish details by the end of this month of the support that will be put in place from August.
"We are doing everything we can to protect everyone currently unable to work," said Sunak, responding to an urgent question in Parliament.
"As we re-open the economy we will need to support people back to work."
He said there will be no changes ... You can carry on reading TheBusinessDesk.com for free, but you have reached the maximum number of pages an unregistered user can view. To register for an account, click here or login below...
