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<p>The Government has provided enhanced support through business rates relief to businesses
occupying properties used for retail, hospitality and leisure given the direct and
acute impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on those sectors.</p><p> </p><p>A range of
other measures to support all businesses, including those not eligible for the business
rates holiday, such as wholesalers, has also been made available. On 8 July the Chancellor
set out a package of measures to support jobs across the UK, including a Job Retention
Bonus to help firms keep furloughed workers, and a new £2 billion Kickstart Scheme
to create hundreds of thousands of new, fully subsidised jobs for young people. The
Chancellor has also announced a cut in VAT to 5% for accommodation, attractions and
the hospitality sector.</p>
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