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<p>The Government is clear that we must support people in work to do the right thing
during this Covid-19 outbreak.</p><p> </p><p>It is essential that we support businesses
who are experiencing increased costs and disrupted cashflow as a result of Coronavirus.
The Government has introduced a host of new measures to help businesses in this period,
with £330 billion worth of Government-backed and guaranteed loans to support UK businesses.
Businesses can ring the Business Support Helpine for further advice on the support
available.</p><p> </p><p>Alongside this, the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme will
help to pay people’s wages. Employers will be able to contact HMRC for a grant to
cover 80% of wages, up to a monthly cap of £2,500, for their workforce who remain
on payroll but are temporarily not working due to the Coronavirus outbreak.</p>
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