Labour hits out at Rishi Sunak's approach to ending wage subsidies
by Larry Elliott Economics editor from on (#54ZH0)
One-size-fits-all' view risks period of mass unemployment, says Anneliese Dodds
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Labour has warned Rishi Sunak that the Treasury's one-size-fits-all approach to ending wage subsidies risks a period of mass unemployment that will reverse much of the good done by the furlough.
Writing for the Guardian, the shadow chancellor, Anneliese Dodds, called on Sunak to use his planned summer statement next month to extend financial support to vulnerable sectors beyond the October deadline for winding up the scheme.
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