Rishi Sunak to extend furlough scheme to end of September | ITV News

Rishi Sunak will announce plans to extend the furlough scheme until the end of September at Wednesday's Budget, with employers asked to contribute to workers’ salaries from July.

Addressing MPs in the Commons, the chancellor will pledge to continue to help businesses and individuals through the “challenging months ahead – and beyond”.

He is expected to say the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme - which has protected more than 11 million jobs since it began - will keep going until the autumn.

However the government’s contribution to the scheme - which is estimated to have cost around £60 billion - will be tapered off from July.

Employers will be asked to pay in alongside the taxpayer to help fund the cost of furloughed employees.

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