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The case for extending the furlough scheme

Miatta Fahnbulleh on BBC 2 Newsnight

By Miatta Fahnbulleh

12 August 2020

Miatta argues that we should be following in the footsteps of countries like France and Germany in extending the furlough scheme as the cost of mass unemployment far outweighs the cost of borrowing and investing in job protection.

Campaigns Coronavirus response

Topics Work & pay Macroeconomics

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