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‘Too late for some of our staff’

By 2020-09-24T16:46:00

New Practice directors Marc Cairns and Becca Thomas

Architects’ luke-warm reaction to chancellor’s latest deal

Architects have given a luke-warm response to the latest package of employment support measures announced by chancellor Rishi Sunak today.

Key announcements include a watered-down version of the furlough scheme, VAT cuts for other sectors and deferred tax and loan payments.

RIBA president Alan Jones welcomed some of the broad-brush announcements but said it was vital government engaged with the profession to make sure they got the detail right.

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