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Independent toy retailers have blasted the UK government for under-serving the country’s small businesses, labelling the current grants offered to them in the face of yet more months of closure as “derisory.”
The announcement of further restrictions and imposed nation-wide lockdowns across Scotland and England made this week, as well as plans to issue £4.6bn in relief funds for those in the retail, hospitality, and leisure sectors, has done little for the confidence of business owners now forced to shut their doors for a third time.
Following the announcement on Monday, January 4th, Chancellor Rishi Sunak was quick to detail plans to supplement businesses with a relief fund that would offer small business owners grants of up to £9,000 amid the ongoing fight against the coronavirus pandemic.