Who is going to pay for the COVID furlough scheme?

This page was started before the November 2020 Covid-19 wave and the pre and post Christmas lock-downs. Now in March 2021 the UK is supposed to be "opening-up" according to Boris' Road Map. The budget is due and there is much talk about how this is all going to be paid for. However, there is also talk of extending Furlough even longer!

Un-employment is rapidly increasing, not only the young and recently graduated, those that the Furlough that is eventually going to be over will also face dedundancy.

Working from home

As it is likely that social distancing is going to be the new norm, commuting to a place of work is going to be problematic.

Retraining for a redundancy buffered profession

I am not sure where I copied the followng quote:

October/November 2022

Now that Rishi Sunak is now Prime Minister and COVID is supposedly over????? All restrictions have been lifted and those that were furloughed are now back at work unless they found a better job. The question is: "who is going to pay for it?".

February 2024

The quote that I used about the use of the Internet and "communication potential of fibre" has been clouded by the Russian and the Israeli invasions. The economy of the UK and the Climate/Cost of Living/Energy crisis are more pressing issues than "a resurgence in innovation".