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Coronavirus: what is happening to the UK furlough scheme?

FT, 02 Jun 2020
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has extended the UK government’s Job Retention Scheme and will also boost financial help for the self-employed — a support package that could cost nearly £100bn in total. However, there are conditions attached to his largesse. Join our live Q&A with the FT's personal finance editor Claer Barrett and executive news editor Dan Thomas at 12pm UK time Tuesday. Our experts will attempt to explain how the chancellor plans to dial down emergency support in favour of a “national effort” to create jobs and build a new economy.
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