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image captionJersey spent £190m fighting coronavirus
The treasury minister said she was surprised at Jersey spending £190m on fighting coronavirus in the last year.
Deputy Susie Pinel told the BBC she expected the figure to be higher. It was encouraging to see that it had been directed in the right way and not quite as demanding as we thought it was going to be, she said.
The minister warned, however, that it would take a long time to pay the money back.
She said the vaccination and test and tracing programmes, as well as the opening of the hospitality industry shows tax payers money has been well spent.
Feb 10, 2021
CLOSE-contact services have been allowed to reopen today as the government continues to slowly ease restrictions while providing additional financial support for businesses.
Capelli Hair & Beauty at Pontac getting prepared for the re-opening. Pictured are Hannah McNaney, Kat Waight, Georgina Keating and Emma De La Mothe. Picture: DAVID FERGUSON. (30198466)
Hairdressers, tattoo studios and makeup services are among the businesses permitted to reopen under new safety guidelines aimed at reducing the number of Covid cases in the Island.
Meanwhile, the government has launched its Fixed Costs Support Scheme to add a further £9.5 million to the support already available to businesses through initiatives such as the Co-funded Payroll Scheme. Local companies can apply to the new scheme – which is backdated to 1 January 2021 and will run until 30 April – if they have been affected by recent government measures that forced them to close.