UK's Sunak authorises bailout to rescue strategically important companies

May 25, 2020 8:45 AM

LONDON: British Finance Minister Rishi Sunak has authorised a bailout plan to rescue companies that are seen as strategically important, with the Treasury saying it may step in to support crucial businesses on a “last resort” basis after other options run out. “In exceptional circumstances, where a viable company has exhausted all options and its failure would disproportionately harm the economy, we may consider support on a ‘last resort’ basis,” a spokeswoman from the Treasury said in an emailed statement.

Under the plan, which is named “Project Birch”, the finance minister has raised the UK Treasury’s capacity to handle bespoke bailouts of “viable” companies which have exhausted all options, including government loan schemes, the Financial Times newspaper reported earlier on Sunday.

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