AQW 15315/17-22 Written question to the Minister of Finance
To ask the Minister of Finance to detail his plans for support packages to furloughed workers when the current furlough scheme ends on 30 April 2021.
Asked by Claire Sugden MLA on 24 February 2021
- Answered
- Written
- Tabled
- 24 February 2021
- Answer due by
- 11 March 2021
- Answered
- 8 March 202112 days after tabling
- Department
- Department of Finance
- Priority question
- No
Answer
The furlough is a Treasury scheme and the Chancellor announced in the 2021/22 Budget that it is being extended until the end of September.
While this is welcome, my Department has raised concerns with Treasury that asking employers, who may not be fully operational, to find the cash for wage contributions that will increase significantly from July, could lead to redundancies.