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leave it there. pat mcfadden, labour approximate treasury spokesman. thank you so much. stay with us. christian fraser is coming up with a full round up of all of the days news. you are watching bbc news. this is bbc news with the latest headlines. the impound plan to prevent mass unemployment in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. the opposition labour party says it is not enough. our message to businesses clear. if you stand by your workers, we will stand by you. it should have been the day when the millions of british people worried about theirjobs in the future prospects had a load taken off their shoulders. a helping hand for the uk hospitality sector. value taxes to just 5% and discounts offered to encourage people to eat out. scientists suggest
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coronavirus can be spread by tiny particles suspended in the air. those testing positive for coronavirus in the united states has passed 3 million. in the high court in london, johnny depp denies slapping his ex—wife after she left at one of his tattoos. —— laughed. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world — and stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. the uk chancellor has unveiled a 30 billion pound plan to try to protect the british economy in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. he has launched a series of measures that he hopes will not only save currentjobs but will also create thousands of new ones. rishi sunak has pledged to pay businesses a one thousand pound bonus for each employee brought back from furlough and kept in employment
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until at least january next year. for the under 25s there's a two billion pound ‘kickstarter‘ scheme to create thousands ofjob placements and get young people in work. there's a stamp duty holiday until march next year on the first 500 thousand pounds of all property sales in england and northern ireland. there'll be a 2 billion pound green homes grant to make homes more energy efficient vat will be cut from 20 percent to 5 percent on meals, accommodation and attractions from next wednesday until the middle of january. and there's an eat out to help out scheme for august — everyone will get 50% off meals in participating restaurants — worth up to £10 a head for adults and children from monday to wednesday. 0ur political editor laura kuenssberg reports from westminster.
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