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To support restaurants and the people who work in them we’re saying ‘Eat Out to Help Out’.
So for the month of August we will give you a 50% reduction, up to £10 per head, on sit-down meals and non-alcoholic drinks Monday-Wednesday. #PlanForJobs
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We want to reward employers who successfully bring staff back from furlough.
If you bring back someone who was furloughed - and continuously employ them through to January we'll pay you a Job Retention Bonus of £1,000 per person. #PlanForJobs
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1/ I have decided today to cut stamp duty.
Right now, there is no stamp duty on transactions below £125,000 (or £300,000 for first-time buyers). I am increasing the threshold to £500,000. #PlanForJobs
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We're reducing VAT to 5% for goods and services supplied by the tourism and hospitality sectors.
This is a £4bn catalyst benefiting over 150,000 businesses, and consumers everywhere - all helping to protect 2.4 million jobs. #PlanForJobs
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Our economic recovery continues with the strongest growth in the G7, low unemployment, redundancies at a record low and the number of payrolled employees at a record high.
Our #PlanForJobs is creating opportunities so anyone ready to work can get a job faster than ever before.
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We are extending furlough until the end of April 2021.
We will continue to pay 80% towards wages of unworked hours - giving businesses and employees across the UK certainty into the New Year.
Read more: gov.uk/government/new… #PlanForJobs
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Last Friday I visited businesses in Glasgow and the Isle of Bute to see how our #PlanForJobs is protecting, supporting and creating jobs across the whole of the UK 🇬🇧 👇
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For the next six months we’ll pay businesses to hire young apprentices, with a payment of £2,000.
We’re also introducing a brand-new bonus to hire apprentices aged 25 and over, with a payment of £1,500. #PlanForJobs
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Good signs that our economy is bouncing back faster than expected, with the UK forecast to have the joint highest growth rate in the G7.
There are still challenges ahead and we are focused on supporting people through our #PlanForJobs. twitter.com/IMFNews/status…
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📉Unemployment down for nine months in a row
💼Record numbers of people in work
🤝100,000 young people in Kickstart jobs
Proud that this 👇 didn't age well. #PlanForJobs twitter.com/guardian/statu…
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Tomorrow after PMQs I will update Parliament on the next phase of our recovery from coronavirus. #PlanForJobs
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Our #PlanForJobs is working.
Unemployment is falling.
Wages are growing.
We will continue to support people to access the skills and opportunities they need, so businesses can fill vacancies in growing industries and help the UK #BuildBackBetter.
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Today's figures show unemployment rates are falling and record numbers of people are on payrolls.
Our #PlanForJobs is working.
We will continue to support access to skills and opportunities, helping the market thrive as we #BuildBackBetter from the pandemic. twitter.com/ONS/status/148…
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1/ We’re launching a new programme to give hundreds of thousands of young people the best possible chance of getting on and getting a job.
I’m making available an initial £2 billion and there will be no cap on the number of places available. #PlanForJobs
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The new lockdown grants will help businesses to get through the months ahead.
Crucially, they’ll also help sustain jobs, so workers can be ready to return when they are able to reopen. #PlanForJobs gov.uk/government/new…
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Making the most of @Pret's price cut in response to the VAT reduction that takes effect today for the tourism and hospitality sectors.
As part of our #PlanForJobs this temporary cut will help over 150,000 businesses protect the jobs of 2.4 million people.
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1/ We’re funding £2bn of Green Home Grants helping to unlock work for thousands of plumbers, builders and tradespeople.
Homeowners will receive vouchers to pay for at least two-thirds of green improvements such as loft, wall and floor insulation. #PlanForJobs
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Unemployment is down
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Employee numbers are up to record levels - higher than pre-pandemic in every region.
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Vacancies have risen to another record
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Redundancies are at record lows
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Our #PlanForJobs is working 👊
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Fantastic news that Thames Freeport is now open for business, bringing 25,000 jobs and boosting the local economy by £5.1 billion #LevellingUp #PlanForJobs
gov.uk/government/new…
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Over the next few weeks I'm speaking to industry leaders and experts to hear how they've reacted to the pandemic.
It starts tomorrow with @GordonRamsay who sat down with me to talk about the challenges facing hospitality and how he launched a TV show in lockdown. #PlanForJobs
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1/ Traineeships are a proven scheme to get young people ready for work. We know they work, so for the first time ever we’ll pay employers £1,000 to take on trainees, with triple the number of places. #PlanForJobs
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I’ve been on a visit all day today continuing work on our #PlanForJobs as well as meeting MPs to discuss the energy situation.
The PM was right to apologise and I support his request for patience while Sue Gray carries out her enquiry.
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The UK is expected to have the strongest growth of any G7 country in 2021 and 2022.
Our #PlanForJobs is working and we're delivering on our promise to #BuildBackBetter and level up across our whole United Kingdom 🇬🇧 twitter.com/RishiSunak/sta…
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Today's jobs figures are encouraging, showing signs of recovery across the country with employment up and unemployment down.
There is still work to do but our #PlanForJobs will give people the skills and experience they need to get back into work.
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The evidence says careers advice works, so we’ll fund it, with an additional £32m to recruit career advisers and provide bespoke advice and careers guidance for over a quarter of a million more people. #PlanForJobs
