In the budget, the Chancellor announced measures including:
SMEs can ask for time to pay tax bills.
retail, leisure and hospitality businesses with a rateable value (RV) of less than £51,000 will pay no business rates in 2020/21 if they apply.
pubs with a RV of less than £100,000 receive a £5,000 reduction on business rates if they apply.
new small business grants are available.
a new Coronavirus Business Interruption Scheme may guarantee some business loans up to 80%
sick pay can be claimed from Day 1.