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Budget news - live: Furlough extended until September as Rishi Sunak to unveil ultra-low deposit mortgages

The Independent logo The Independent 3/03/2021 09:15:19 Tom Batchelor
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Rishi Sunak will extend the furlough scheme until the end of September and unveil ultra-low mortgage deposits when he unveils his Budget later on Wednesday.

The chancellor is set to outline a three-point plan to support people through what the government hopes will be the final months of coronavirus restrictions.

In his statement to the Commons on Wednesday, he will also announce further support for self-employed workers will also be announced, with around 600,000 people - many of whom became self-employed in 2019/20 - now eligible for cash grants.

Paul Johnson, director of the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS), said he was not expecting Chancellor Rishi Sunak to announce tax rises. "I expect, some tax rises, but not this year, in the next two or three years," he told BBC Radio 4's Today programme.

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