Firms should only be using government furlough scheme if they can't afford to pay

[LondonManc]

Yes.

[AtW]

You still paying all of your colleagues their full salary then alexei?

Yes.

[shaunbhoy]

You still paying all of your minions their full salary then alexei?

[AtW]

Firms should only be using government furlough scheme if they can't afford to pay staff themselves

Oliver Dowden, the culture secretary, told ITV’s Good Morning Britain this morning that firms should only use the government’s coronavirus job retention scheme - the furlough initiative, which opened for business this morning - if they could not afford to keep paying staff themselves. He made the point when asked about a story saying Victoria Beckham is using the scheme for staff at her fashion company. Dowden would not comment on the Beckham story

UK coronavirus live: No 10 says priority is avoiding second peak of infections when it considers easing lockdown | Politics | The Guardian

They should have been honest from start - taxation will be increased on firms that use public money until it’s repaid in full (plus at least 50%) fooking morons.