With one of the highest numbers of furloughed workers in accommodation and food sectors in the country, Cornwall is eagerly anticipating the reopening of hospitality.
There were 16,180 furloughed individuals in accommodation and food service sectors under the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) for the Cornwall and Isles of Scilly unitary authorities as of 28 February, according to HMRC data.
This was closely followed by 15,570 in Birmingham and 12,500 in the City of Edinburgh.
Across the whole UK, some 872,000 employees were fully furloughed in accommodation and food service sectors while 192,600 were partially furloughed, (as of 28 February.)
Heavily reliant on sector
“People associate Cornwall with fishing and farming but the truth is that the local economy is heavily reliant on the hospitality sector,” Derek Thomas MP for West Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly (St Ives), explained.
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