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<p>The Additional Restrictions Grant (ARG) provides Local Authorities with discretionary
funding to enable them to support businesses including those not mandated to close,
but which have had their trade affected by the restrictions that have been put in
place to tackle Covid-19 and save lives.</p><p> </p><p>The flexibility of the ARG
allows Local Authorities to provide support that suits their local area, to determine
how much funding to provide to businesses and exactly which businesses to target.
The scheme aims to support businesses when most needed, and Local Authorities should
use this funding as quickly as possible. We are working closely with Local Authorities
to ensure that grants are delivered swiftly to businesses in scope of this funding.</p><p><em>
</em></p><p>All data on Government allocations and Local Authority payments of the
ARG is available at: <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fcoronavirus-grant-funding-local-authority-payments-to-small-and-medium-businesses&data=04%7C01%7CAmanda.Thomas%40beis.gov.uk%7Ca88eb77e374d426e981508d8e3d0d87d%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C637509833413244741%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=sk15Kc2995xcLr95vyyXzW%2B0dszcRw%2FJCayewktgj9U%3D&reserved=0"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-grant-funding-local-authority-payments-to-small-and-medium-businesses</a>.</p>
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