U.K. Gov’t Extends Furlough Scheme, Aids Garment Industry Supply Chains

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U.K. Gov’t Extends Furlough Scheme, Aids Garment Industry Supply Chains
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LONDON — The British government is digging deeper into its pockets, with plans to extend a nationwide furlough scheme to the end of October and a new program to support garment and agricultural supply chains in Africa, the Middle East and Asia.

According to the BBC, a quarter of the U.K. workforce, or 7.5 million people, are taking advantage of the furlough scheme, which is costing the government about 14 billion pounds a month. The furlough program was unveiled in March, after the country effectively shut down due to the outbreak of COVID-19, and was supposed to run until the end of June. Given the country won’t start reopening until June 1, at the earliest, it has decided to extend the scheme in a bid to stem potential job losses, and keep the economy afloat until businesses can fully reopen later this year.

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