12 May 2020 – Chancellor announces job retention scheme will run to October

Type of Intervention: Financial and Economic
Sectors Involved: Finance/Economy, Private Sector and Businesses
Intervention Categories: Legal and policy; New initiatives; Finance policy and financial aid; Stimulus packages and financial support
Level of Jurisdiction: National
Lead People/Agency: HM Treasury

Overview: The government’s Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme will remain open until the end of October, the Chancellor announced today.
Full details here: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/chancellor-extends-furlough-scheme-until-october

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Type of Justification: Advice of INTERNAL government advisory committee or group, Advice of EXTERNAL group of non-academics (e.g. business or community leaders)
Source of Evidence or Justification: National – government, National – other