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Recap: Key updates from Rishi Sunak's Budget statement

Government
James Chapple
3 March 2021

Chancellor Rishi Sunak took to the despatch box in the House of Commons shortly after 12.30pm on Wednesday (3 March) to deliver his Budget statement.

Key areas of focus will be the organisation’s effectiveness, efficiency, accountability and governance (Credit: Ming Jun Tun / Unsplash)

He announced an extension to the furlough scheme, new high street grants, and extra support for the self-employed, among other measures to support the economy as the UK seeks to emerge from the Covid crisis in the spring.