Billionaire tax exiles, an oil-rich nation and Saudi royals have claimed millions of pounds under the furlough scheme, an investigation reveals. Dubai's government and its ruler Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum have also claimed for a 'six-star' concierge service for VIPs. Others argued the extremely wealthy could afford to pay their own staff, rather than turn to the coronavirus jobs retention scheme (CJRS). But the jobs retention scheme has been widely lauded for protecting jobs and stopping mass unemployment, which could have sent the UK into a lengthy depression. 'The furlough scheme has helped protect the jobs of 700 people.'

Source: Daily Mail March 20, 2021 01:27 UTC