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U.K. Virus Aid Package Beats Financial Crisis Stimulus
- Latest plan outlines 9 billion pounds of aid to self-employed
- Chancellor has delivered four emergency packages this month
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Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak said he’d do “whatever it takes” to prop up businesses and jobs as Britain grapples with the coronavirus pandemic, and he’s putting the country’s money where his mouth is.