Economics
Fair to Furlough? Massive U.K. Job-Saving Plan Prompts Pushback
- More than half of British companies likely to participate
- Critics say too much aid will go to those who don’t need it
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Britain’s bailout battle is heating up before the first penny has even been paid in an unprecedented effort to save jobs amid the coronavirus pandemic.