BBC NORTH WEST TONIGHT: Loans to business owners

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On BBC North West Tonight [19:20], Prof Jill Rubery, also of AMBS, was interviewed about the government’s decision to offer loans to business owners affected by the coronavirus outbreak. Prof Rubery said it would have been better for the money to have gone directly towards paying workers’ wages, as has happened in Sweden, Norway, and other countries.

Period18 Mar 2020

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  • TitleLoans to businesses
    Media name/outletBBC North West Tonight
    Media typeTelevision
    Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
    Date18/03/20
    DescriptionOn BBC North West Tonight [19:20], Prof Jill Rubery, also of AMBS, was interviewed about the government’s decision to offer loans to business owners affected by the coronavirus outbreak. Prof Rubery said it would have been better for the money to have gone directly towards paying workers’ wages, as has happened in Sweden, Norway, and other countries.
    URLhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000gndk
    PersonsJill Rubery
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Keywords

  • coronavirus
  • COVID-19
  • business