Calls grow to extend support for the self-employed
Bodies issue collective plea as SEISS nears the end.
Read more »Furlough scheme covers 8.4m workers
A million employers claim £15bn in subsidies.
Read more »Coronavirus loans’ bill passes £22bn
£14bn paid out in first two weeks of bounce-back loans.
Read more »HMRC fields two million SEISS applications
More than £6bn paid out in the first six days.
Read more »Off-payroll extension may be delayed until 2023
MPs contemplate further two-year delay.
Read more »COVID-19 puts economy into ‘significant recession’
GDP slumps 5.8% in March, and 2% in Q1 2020.
Read more »Govt. clarifies guidance on returning to work
New guides for eight different lines of work.
Read more »Businesses want clarity before returning to work
Plans to ease restrictions “need more detail”.
Read more »UK economy ‘could shrink by 14%’ in 2020
Bank of England predicts biggest annual decline on record.
Read more »More firms access business interruption loans
25,652 applications were successful up to 28 April.
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