“Young people bear the brunt of most economic crises, but they are at particular risk this time because they work in the sectors disproportionately hit by the pandemic, ” Sunak (pic) said.
LONDON: Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak will unveil a £2bil (US$2.5bil) programme to pay the wages of more than 200,000 young workers as he tries to pull the UK economy out of the deepest slump in centuries.
It would be the centerpiece of the government’s three-point plan to protect, support and create jobs, the Treasury said in a statement late on Tuesday.
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