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MSE NEWS: Furlough scheme extended again until end of April

MSE_Helen_K Posts: 161 MSE Staff

17 December 2020 at 5:15PM edited 1 March 2021 at 2:30PM in Coronavirus support and help

The furlough scheme set up to support those whose jobs have been affected by the coronavirus pandemic has been extended another month and will now run until the end of April 2021, the Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced today. And businesses will now be able to apply for Government support schemes including bounce back loans until the end of March.

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