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UK announces income support program to help workers hit by covid pandemic

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LONDON : Britain’s treasury chief on Thursday announced a new income support program to help workers hurt by the coronavirus pandemic, responding to pressure from businesses and labor unions to step in with more direct support for people in precarious work situations.Chancellor Rishi Sunak unveiled a package of economic measures, including a program that subsidizes the wages of workers whose hours are cut due to the pandemic, during a speech to lawmakers.The new economic plan would replace a furloughed worker program which is due to expire next month.

Under that program, the government pays 80% of the wages of workers who are placed on leave.“The primary goal of our economic policy remains unchanged - to support people’s jobs - but the way.

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