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Government expects 200,000 job losses under Level 5 restrictions - Humphreys

Oct 20, 2020 14:48 By News Northern Sound
Government expects 200,000 job losses under Level 5 restrictions - Humphreys
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The government is expecting around 200,000 people to lose their jobs when Level 5 Covid restrictions come in. The lockdown measures will force businesses

The government is expecting around 200,000 people to lose their jobs when Level 5 Covid restrictions come in.

The lockdown measures will force businesses deemed non-essential to close from tomorrow night for six weeks.

Extra state supports worth 1.25 billion euro are being put in place.

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Social Protection Minister and local TD Heather Humphreys says most of that will be for people on the pandemic unemployment payment:

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