Government Grants

Councils sitting on £1bn of unspent Covid grants

Local authorities still have £850m worth of Covid grants worth up to £6,000 owing to hospitality pre-Omicron to distribute plus another £350m unspent from previous pandemic financial support

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Hospitality may have to wait until March for omicron money

Hospitality business are struggling as they wait for emergency funding to help them cope with the impact brought on by omicron Plan B rules

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Sunak offers £1bn omicron business support package

Chancellor succumbs to pressure from business leaders and announces more than £1bn of support for companies across the UK hit hardest by omicron

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Businesses call for £12bn tax hike to be scrapped

Lord Bilimoria, head of lobby group CBI, is just one voice calling on the Government to drop a £12bn tax raid on businesses in April, while the gym sector asks for business rates to be scrapped

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Omicron and small business – what are the rules?

Working from home guidance, mandatory face masks and Covid vaccine passports for events. What are the new omicron rules and how do they affect your small business?