Rishi Sunak will announce an extension of support for self-employed people in his Budget speech. A fourth grant from the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS) will be available to claim from April, worth 80% of three months' average trading profits up to £7,500. The Chancellor is expected to outline further details of the proposals on Wednesday, alongside plans for a fifth grant. “We need a Budget that secures Britain’s recovery and rebuilds the economic foundations the Conservatives weakened before the crisis. "As we make progress into the summer, it's right that businesses start contributing a little more as revenues start to recover.

Source: Daily Mirror March 02, 2021 22:00 UTC