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UK Chancellor Sunak Extends Furlough Scheme Till September

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UK Chancellor Sunak extended the furlough scheme till the end of September as he vowed to protect "the jobs and livelihoods of the British people".

"We will continue doing whatever it takes to support the British people and businesses through this moment of crisis," Sunak said in his budget speech Wednesday.

The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, or the furlough scheme, began last year to save jobs during the crisis triggered by the coronavirus pandemic.

Sunak also said the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme will?continue with a fourth and a fifth grant.

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