BBCNEWS BBC News Special October 22, 2020
You join us for a special programme ahead of a downing street briefing on the day that billions of pounds of extra help for firms and workers, across the uk, hit by the coronavirus restrictions, have been announced by the chancellor. Thejob support scheme will pay out considerably more than originally planned, where companies are not legally required to close. Rishi sunak is doubling the taxpayer subsidy for employers in thejobs support scheme after a growing clamour from firms in tier 2 areas. Employers will now have to pay for a minimum of 20 of a workers wages. Thats down from 55 . This mea...