Businesses with multiple properties will get extra support to cope with coronavirus after a u-turn by the SNP Government.
26.03.2020 - 22:31 / dailyrecord.co.uk
Self-employed workers will have to wait until June to get a £2500-a-month government bail out to help them through the coronavirus pandemic.
Chancellor Rishi Sunak won plaudits last night for the much-delayed announcement of support for millions of self-employed.
But he was criticised for the three-month wait for cash that many fear will see thousands of low wage self-employed workers slip into poverty.
In what was another massive boost to the flatline economy Sunak announced self-employed
Businesses with multiple properties will get extra support to cope with coronavirus after a u-turn by the SNP Government.
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