Rachel welcomes job retention scheme extension
On Tuesday (May 12th), Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced the furlough scheme would be extended by a further four months with workers continuing to receive 80% of their current salary.
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Category: Economy
Small businesses boosted by bounce back loans
The new Bounce Back Loans scheme, which will provide loans of up to £50,000, will help bolster the existing package of support available to the smallest businesses affected by the coronavirus pandemic.
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New coronavirus support measures for the self-employed
This scheme will allow self-employed people to claim a taxable grant worth 80% of your trading...
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Redditch businesses able to access government support from today
More than £330 billion of loans and guarantees to help firms continue operating will be available for applications from the two schemes launching today – as the Government delivers on its commitment to do everything it can to support business and manage cashflows during this difficult time.
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Rachel issues rallying call ahead of inaugural Redditch Town Deal meeting
“We must seize this moment” – that’s the rallying call from Rachel ahead of the inaugural meeting of the Redditch Town Deal Board.
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Rachel is looking forward to a decade of renewal under Conservative Government
Rachel has welcomed the robust intention of the new Government to concentrate on re-balancing upcoming economic success throughout the country.
Read MoreRachel welcomes biggest cash increase in National Living Wage
Thousands of full-time workers in Redditch are set to receive an annual pay rise of up to £930 following a 6.2% increase in the National Living Wage.
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UK unemployment at lowest level since 1975
The number of people out of work in the UK is now at its lowest level since 1975 – with the claimant count down by 35% since 2010 in Redditch.
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Rachel launches re-election campaign at the Alex
Rachel, the Conservative Parliamentary Candidate for Redditch, has launched her general election campaign outside the Alexandra Hospital.
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Rachel encourages residents to share ideas on how new Town Deal for Redditch should be invested
Rachel is urging residents to have their say on how a Town Deal worth up to £25 million for Redditch should be invested.
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Rachel welcomes Queen’s Speech focused on ambitious domestic agenda
“A bold domestic agenda which will improve the lives of people in Redditch,” Rachel said following yesterday’s (October 15th) Queen’s Speech.
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Rachel celebrates Redditch’s innovative businesses by visiting Lab Culture
Keen to show how innovative businesses are in Redditch, Rachel visited a brewery which uses vertical farming to brew its beer.
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