were announced as part of Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s wider plan to boost the UK’s economy as it looks to recover from coronavirus.
Employers will be rewarded with £1,000 for every furloughed worker they can bring back as the scheme ‘cannot and should not go on forever’, said Mr Sunak.A ‘kickstart’ scheme will also see firms paid for creating new jobs and apprenticeships for people aged 16 to 24 at risk of unemployment, with the government willing to cover pay up to the minimum wage.While the overall plan has been welcomed by Mr Burnham, he expressed concerns about some of the schemes being run by the government - and claimed that responsibility should be handled locally instead.Speaking at a press conference on Wednesday he said: "I make a.
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