Chancellor Rishi Sunak is expected to announce an extension to the furlough scheme.
At least 6.3 million workers laid off by the coronavirus crisis are currently having up to 80% of their salaries paid by the taxpayer under the Government system. Mr Sunak has previously said he was preparing to ‘wean’ workers and businesses off the programme – which has cost some £8 billion – but calls have been made for it to be prolonged.
The programme is now expected to continue from June through to September, but payments will be cut to 60% of earnings. It is hoped that the move will avoid a cliff-edge cut-off and avert an estimated 1.2 million redundancies.
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