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Flights grounded as spending takes off

Rishi Sunak's budget sees the biggest surge in spending since the 90s, including 拢12bn to help Coronavirus-hit businesses.
So how will we pay for it? Who wins and who loses?

As the World Health Organisation declares Coronavirus a pandemic, Sean Farrington investigates whether the new Chancellor's 拢12bn package of financial support is enough to help small businesses affected.. Two businesses struggling to weather the storm will tell us what they make of the measures.
And as always, Wake Up To Money will give you everything you need to understand the budget; how it affects you and who the winners and losers are. With money for roads, business rate freezes and a new mayor for West Yorkshire, this is apparently the biggest budget giveaway since 1992. So is it now fine to borrow money to invest? And will it help us weather the current economic storm?
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Thu 12 Mar 2020 05:15

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