restaurants taking part.The scheme, aimed to boost the restaurant industry after months of closure, gives diners 50 per cent off their meal, up to a maximum of £10 per person, which is covered by the government.The Treasury has put aside £500 million to pay for the programme - which could have already cost a maximum of £105.4 million in its first week.It did not say how much the receipts it had been sent were claiming back or how many meals are normally sold during the first three days of the week.Springboard, experts in measuring footfall in Britain’s high streets, said the number of people in retail destinations surged by 18.9 per cent after 6pm last Monday compared with the week before.Around 83,000 restaurants have signed up to the.
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