Rishi Sunak to announce job support for businesses 'that may have to close in coming weeks' today

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hereThe announcement will come as new figures showed the pace of the UK’s economic recovery has slowed considerably, with GDP up 2.1 per cent in August, less than half of what economists had forecast.Sources were saying it was wrong to describe the new package as a local furlough scheme, which some have urged the government to develop.The furlough scheme, which supported millions of workers and prevented further job losses, will cease at the end of the month.It will be replaced by the less generous Jobs Support Scheme, where the government will pay up to 22 per cent of wages for workers who come back part-time.Ministers are expected to outline a three-tier local lockdown system on Monday, which may see high-risk individuals told to stay at.