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A statistical release covering take-up of the Employment Allowance, including regional and constituency data, is already scheduled for publication on the 7th<\/sup> November.<\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> The release will cover take-up for the first six months of 2014-15. The scheme as a whole has enjoyed good take-up so far. A press release from July 2014 announced that by the end of June around 725,000 businesses and charities; including around 72,000 in the East of England, around 616,000 in England, and around 30,000 in Wales had benefitted from the allowance.<\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> This demonstrates the Government\u2019s commitment to reducing the costs of employment for small businesses across the UK.<\/p> <\/p>"}
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