“It was all aimed at companies that pay rents and business rates – but I still have overheads. I still have to have a refrigerated van and all the associated costs like tax, insurance, MOT. I still have to have accountancy, payroll, storage.”
The solution appeared to emerge last November in the form of Additional Restriction Grants (ARGs).
What are they?
“Local councils have the freedom to determine the eligibility criteria,” said government’s guidance on ARGs.
It added that they should help businesses severely impacted by the restrictions”, including those “that have not received wider grant support” and “do not pay business rates”.