Rishi Sunak defends furlough bonus scheme
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Chancellor Rishi Sunak has defended his job retention bonus scheme after MPs questioned its value for money.
The policy – which was announced last week – will see the government pay employers £1,000 for every furloughed worker they retain past January.
MPs on the Treasury Committee described the scheme as “badly-timed and poorly-targeted”.
But Mr Sunak said he believed it…
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