SDLP Leader Colum Eastwood has called on the British Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak to permanently increase the coronavirus…
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Eastwood: Don’t tax £500 health worker payment
SDLP Leader Colum Eastwood is contacting the British Chancellor Rishi Sunak to ensure that £500 ‘thank you’ payment to health…
Coronavirus: Firms get new grants to survive lockdown
BUSINESSES in retail, hospitality and leisure will receive new grants to help them keep afloat until spring, BrItish Chancellor Rishi…
Easwood: Clapping Chancellor freezes key workers winter pay
SDLP Leader Colum Eastwood has described today’s Comprehensive Spending Review as a “missed opportunity” to prepare people, public services and…
THE Stormont Executive will have another £900 million in funding for 2021/22. But the British Chancellor has warned of “long…
New government Covid scheme to pay up to half of wages
THE British chancellor has unveiled increased support for jobs and workers hit by Covid restrictions after growing clamour from firms…
Covid-19: Workers to get 67% of pay if firms told to shut
Workers at businesses forced to shut due to stricter lockdown measures will have two-thirds of their salaries paid by the…
Durkan slams British Chancellor for disparaging comments on arts sector
SDLP Communities Spokesperson Mark H Durkan has criticised Chancellor Rishi Sunak for ‘damaging and unhelpful’ comments, after he suggested musicians…
Revealed: More than 70 Derry businesses sign up to ‘Eat Out To Help Out’ scheme
A new scheme rolled out by the UK government is offering customers in Northern Ireland up to 50% off on…
Chancellor announces kickstart schemes to save jobs and boost hospitality sector
THE British Chancellor of the Exchequer has announced “a new jobs retention bonus”. Rishi Sunak told MPs in the House…