Businesses offered £20m Brexit fund after border trade disruption
by Richard Partington Economics correspondent from Economics | The Guardian on (#5E2JX)
Traders offered grant of up to 2,000 each to pay for practical support for importing and exporting
Small British businesses are being offered access to a 20m Brexit support fund from the government to help them with new trade rules following border disruption in the first few weeks since the UK left the EU.
In response to mounting criticism from business leaders over the impact of the new arrangements, the Cabinet Office minister, Michael Gove, said the funding would help businesses adapt to the changes.
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