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05/11/2020
Furlough Scheme Extended Until March
The extension of the furlough scheme will apply to Northern Ireland.
Speaking in the Commons Rishi Sunak said the scheme has been extended until the end of March. The scheme will pay up to 80% of employees wages up to £2,500 a month.
Speaking in the Commons he said: "I also want to reassure the people of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. The furlough scheme was designed and delivered by the Government of the United Kingdom on behalf of all the people of the United Kingdom, wherever they live.
"That has been the case since March, it is the case now and will remain the case until next March.
"It is a demonstration of the strength of the Union and an undeniable truth of this crisis we have only been able to provide this level of economic support because we are a United Kingdom."
Sinn Féin MLA Caoimhe Archibald has said moves to extend the furlough scheme until the end of March 2021 is good news for workers and families.
She said: "The extension of the furlough scheme until the end of March 2021 is good news for workers and families.
"It's absolutely vital that workers and families have adequate financial support as we battle through the most difficult of times.
"We have been calling on the British Treasury to do the right thing and extend the scheme beyond December of this year and it’s a positive step that this has finally happened.
"As efforts continue to halt the spread of coronavirus, Sinn Féin will work to ensure workers have certainty."
Speaking in the Commons Rishi Sunak said the scheme has been extended until the end of March. The scheme will pay up to 80% of employees wages up to £2,500 a month.
Speaking in the Commons he said: "I also want to reassure the people of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. The furlough scheme was designed and delivered by the Government of the United Kingdom on behalf of all the people of the United Kingdom, wherever they live.
"That has been the case since March, it is the case now and will remain the case until next March.
"It is a demonstration of the strength of the Union and an undeniable truth of this crisis we have only been able to provide this level of economic support because we are a United Kingdom."
Sinn Féin MLA Caoimhe Archibald has said moves to extend the furlough scheme until the end of March 2021 is good news for workers and families.
She said: "The extension of the furlough scheme until the end of March 2021 is good news for workers and families.
"It's absolutely vital that workers and families have adequate financial support as we battle through the most difficult of times.
"We have been calling on the British Treasury to do the right thing and extend the scheme beyond December of this year and it’s a positive step that this has finally happened.
"As efforts continue to halt the spread of coronavirus, Sinn Féin will work to ensure workers have certainty."
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