This Man Will Decide the Fate of Millions of U.K. Jobs 

  • Scaling back furlough program too fast risks mass unemployment
  • Business voices concern about support being withdrawn too fast
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Rishi Sunak faces one of the toughest decisions of his four months as Britain’s Chancellor of the Exchequer, with the livelihoods of millions dependent on his next move.