At one point, it covered the wages of nearly a third of the country's workforce. But today furlough comes to an end. (Subscribe: https://bit.ly/C4_News_Subscribe)
Most economists believe that the multi-billion pound scheme saved Britain from mass unemployment during the Covid lockdown.
Now it is disappearing just as the economy faces a new shock - with gas, petrol and food prices shooting up, threatening a cost of living crisis.
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Most economists believe that the multi-billion pound scheme saved Britain from mass unemployment during the Covid lockdown.
Now it is disappearing just as the economy faces a new shock - with gas, petrol and food prices shooting up, threatening a cost of living crisis.
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