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Robert Welcomes Budget Announced by the Chancellor

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Wednesday, 3 March, 2021
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Robert said: "Today’s Budget provides businesses and families in West Oxfordshire with the support and reassurance they need to get through the pandemic.

“With £407 billion of support for families, jobs and businesses, it is right that the Chancellor is honest with the British people about our public finances. At the same time, I was elected on a commitment to level up communities like ours, and I am thrilled that this Government is making good on that promise - by building our future economy and investing in every corner of the United Kingdom”.

Key measures in the Budget include:

👨‍🍳 Furlough scheme extended until the end of September

👨‍🔧 Two further grants for the self-employed

🍝☕ Restart grants for retail, hospitality, leisure and personal care businesses

💷 Business rates holiday extended

💷 VAT cut extended for a further six months

🏡 Stamp duty cut extended for a further three months

⬆️ Universal Credit temporary uplift extended for six months

👷 More money for apprenticeships and traineeships

💷 New Recovery Loans schemes

🎭 £700 million for arts, culture and sports

🏡 A brand new 95% mortgage guarantee for homebuyers

👩‍🔬 Visa reforms to attract highly skilled migrants to the UK

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