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The number of companies claiming furlough dropped between January and February but more than 840,000 still depend on state support to pay staff.
Revised figures published by HM Revenue and Customs showed that nearly 12,000 fewer companies claimed in February under the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme than did so in January.
The overall number of firms drawing on the scheme had previously jumped, by more than 100,000 between December and January, as business activity was restricted by national lockdowns imposed across the United Kingdom.
But after reaching a peak of 852,082 in January, the total claimant count fell back to 840,387 in February.
Council row breaks out after Tory members claims Tameside s leisure trust is a ticking time bomb
But a cabinet member said it was a valued partner to the council and not a failing provider
11:29, 25 FEB 2021
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