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Rishi Sunak expands coronavirus loan scheme to cover large businesses

The chancellor announced the extension ahead of the schemes official UK-wide roll out next week

Rishi Sunak, the chancellor of the exchequer, has announced an extension to the coronavirus loan scheme to cover large businesses ahead of its official UK-wide roll out next week.

The updated Coronavirus Large Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CLBILS) will now provide lenders a government guarantee of 80% on bank loans of up to £25m for businesses with an annual revenue of more than £45m, the Treasury has announced.

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