Chancellor expected to announce measures to safeguard NHS, jobs and firms
The chancellor is to pledge billions of extra pounds to ease the strain on an overstretched NHS and reassure an increasingly nervous Britain that the government can cope with any further escalation of the Covid-19 outbreak.
With the UK facing the biggest financial threat in more than a decade amid fears the epidemic could cause a recession, Rishi Sunak was expected to announce a raft of measures in Wednesday’s budget to safeguard jobs, extend the scope of sick pay, and prevent businesses going under by deferring tax payments.
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Larry Elliott and Ben Quinn
Chancellor expected to announce measures to safeguard NHS, jobs and firms
The chancellor is to pledge billions of extra pounds to ease the strain on an overstretched NHS and reassure an increasingly nervous Britain that the government can cope with any further escalation of the Covid-19 outbreak.
With the UK facing the biggest financial threat in more than a decade amid fears the epidemic could cause a recession, Rishi Sunak was expected to announce a raft of measures in Wednesday’s budget to safeguard jobs, extend the scope of sick pay, and prevent businesses going under by deferring tax payments.
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