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<p>The Government has provided a comprehensive economic response that is one of the
most generous globally, including very substantial steps to protect jobs. The Coronavirus
Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) has helped to pay the wages of people in 9.9 million jobs
across the country, providing £46.4bn worth of support as of 13 December. The Self-Employment
Income Support Scheme (SEISS) has received claims from 2.7 million self-employed workers,
amounting to £13.7bn as of 13 December.</p><p>The Government will set out the next
phase of the plan to tackle the virus and support jobs at Budget 2021.</p>
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