UK Chancellor Sunak announces a one-off top up of grants for retail, hospitality and leisure business worth up to GBP 9k per property
- A GBP 594mln discretionary fund will be made available to provide additional support for other businesses impacted by COVID-19
- The cash is provided on a per-property basis to support businesses through the latest restrictions, and is expected to benefit over 600,000 business properties, worth GBP 4bln in total across all nations of the UK.
- Link to Treasury announcement
Analysis details (09:08)
- In wake of PM Johnson announcing a 3rd lockdown
05 Jan 2021 - 09:01- EquitiesImportant- Source: Newswires
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