UK government to expand Covid-19 rescue loan scheme

Small businesses that racked up losses and debts will now be eligible for loans of up to £5m

The government is expanding its Covid-19 rescue loan scheme to cover small businesses on the edge of collapse, a move that Labour warned would come too late for many troubled firms.

With less than a week before the furlough scheme covering 9 million employees is cut back, plunging more employers into debt, the Treasury said it would use a change in EU state aid rules to allow firms previously locked out of the coronavirus business interruption loan scheme (CBILS) to access government funds.

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from The Guardian https://ift.tt/3gch8yh

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