Beauticians, hairdressers and tattooists in England have welcomed the news they will be allowed to reopen in April, but fear many businesses may not survive without support from the Treasury.
Boris Johnson said in Parliament on Monday afternoon that personal care services would be included in the second phase of the road map out of lockdown, and could open up from April 12.
But a consortium of industry bodies is calling for a £500 million recovery fund, pointing out the reopening date could well be pushed back.
The current date is dependent on the vaccination programme going to plan, a reduction in hospital admissions and deaths, a low rate of infection and new variants being kept under control.
Beauty industry calls for funding to survive last few weeks of lockdown
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