Chancellor creates scheme to cover 80% of employees’ salaries
The Chancellor has announced that the Government will pick up “most of” the wages of workers.
Rishi Sunak said: “I have a responsibility to make sure that we protect, as far as possible, people’s jobs and incomes.
“Today I can announce that in the first time of our history, the Government is going to step in and help pay people’s wages.
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