Bexhill & Battle

Bexhill and Battle MP, Huw Merriman, has today (3 March) welcomed the Spring Budget which delivers robust support for jobs, businesses and families, and provides a pathway economic recovery following the unprecedented financial strains of the COVID-19 pandemic. Among a raft of measures announced by the Chancellor, it was confirmed that the furlough scheme, which has supported almost 1.3 million jobs in the South East, will be extended until September, whilst the self-employed will be entitled to additional grants, with expanded eligibility criteria allowing people who became self-employed last...