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Aito: 'Chancellor, help us deliver for the economy'

Government
Bharat Gadhoke
3 March 2021

Should we be saying "thank you, chancellor" or "could do better, chancellor"?

The EU could loosen its rules on travel to and from the union (Credit: Sebastiano Piazzi / Unsplash)

Rishi Sunak delivered his Budget statement on Wednesday (3 March), and the extension of the business rates holiday and furlough schemes are both welcome.

But why not also use the furlough scheme to pay people to work? Paying operational teams managing holiday deferrals, who work without generating income, could easily be audited by cross-checks across payroll, National Insurance and HMRC payments.