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<p>The Government has set out a package of measures to support businesses through
this period of disruption caused by COVID-19, including those businesses not eligible
for the small business grant or the retail, leisure and hospitality grant.</p><p>
</p><p>This support for business includes the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan
scheme for small and medium-sized businesses, a statutory sick pay relief package,
the HMRC Time To Pay Scheme, the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme to help firms continue
to keep people in employment and a new lending facility from the Bank of England for
larger firms.</p><p> </p><p>These measures provide a comprehensive, coordinated and
coherent response to what is a serious and evolving economic situation. As the wider
economic picture becomes clearer, the Government will do whatever it takes to get
the nation through the impacts of COVID-19 and the Government stands ready to announce
further action wherever necessary.</p>
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