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Sunak ‘supercharged my confidence’: Finance sector on UK chancellor’s plans to protect jobs

Rishi Sunak announces financial package to support young people, help the housing market and improve the country's struggling hospitality sector

Wednesday 8 July 2020 at 14:02

Rishi Sunak
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The UK’s chancellor Rishi Sunak has outlined the next phase of the government’s response to the coronavirus crisis.

In his address to parliament on 8 July, Sunak announced new support to bolster job creation for young people, reductions to stamp duty to reinvigorate the housing market and new lifelines for Britain’s hospitality sector.