国际英语资讯:UK government announces new loan scheme for small businesses amid coronavirus crisis
<p><span word="LONDON">LONDON</span>, <span word="April">April</span> 27-- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="fast">fast</span>-<span word="track">track</span> <span word="finance">finance</span> <span word="scheme">scheme</span> <span word="providing">providing</span> <span word="loans">loans</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> 100 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="government">government</span>-<span word="backed">backed</span> <span word="guarantee">guarantee</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="businesses">businesses</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="novel">novel</span> <span word="coronavirus">coronavirus</span> <span word="outbreak">outbreak</span>.</p><p><span word="Under">Under</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="loan">loan</span> <span word="scheme">scheme</span>, <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chancellor">Chancellor</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Exchequer">Exchequer</span> <span word="Rishi">Rishi</span> <span word="Sunak">Sunak</span>, <span word="small">small</span> <span word="businesses">businesses</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="apply">apply</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Bounce">Bounce</span> <span word="Back">Back</span> <span word="Loans">Loans</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="maximum">maximum</span> <span word="of">of</span> 50,000 <span word="pounds">pounds</span> (<span word="about">about</span> 62,073 <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="dollars">dollars</span>), <span word="or">or</span> 25 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="turnover">turnover</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="paying">paying</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="interest">interest</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> 12 <span word="months">months</span>.</p><p><span word="Designed">Designed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ensure">ensure</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="firms">firms</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="vital">vital</span> <span word="cash">cash</span> <span word="injections">injections</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="operating">operating</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="finance">finance</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="matter">matter</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="days">days</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="loans">loans</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="easy">easy</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="apply">apply</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="short">short</span>, <span word="standardized">standardized</span> <span word="online">online</span> <span word="application">application</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="week">week</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Institute">Institute</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Directors">Directors</span> (<span word="IoD">IoD</span>) <span word="urged">urged</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="to">to</span> "<span word="improve">improve</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="widen">widen</span>" <span word="the">the</span> <span word="scope">scope</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="coronavirus">coronavirus</span> <span word="finance">finance</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="medium">medium</span>-<span word="sized">sized</span> <span word="enterprises">enterprises</span> (<span word="SMEs">SMEs</span>) <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19 <span word="pandemic">pandemic</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="survey">survey</span> <span word="of">of</span> 879 <span word="SMEs">SMEs</span> <span word="leaders">leaders</span> <span word="conducted">conducted</span> <span word="recently">recently</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="IoD">IoD</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="organisation">organisation</span> <span word="representing">representing</span> <span word="some">some</span> 30,000 <span word="business">business</span> <span word="leaders">leaders</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span>, <span word="some">some</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="respondents">respondents</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Coronavirus">Coronavirus</span> <span word="Business">Business</span> <span word="Interruption">Interruption</span> <span word="Loan">Loan</span> <span word="Scheme">Scheme</span> (<span word="CBILS">CBILS</span>), <span word="launched">launched</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="March">March</span>, <span word="wasn">wasn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> "<span word="suitable">suitable</span>" <span word="for">for</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="firms">firms</span>.</p><p><span word="About">About</span> 47 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="respondents">respondents</span> <span word="said">said</span> "<span word="it">it</span> (<span word="CBILS">CBILS</span>) <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="suitable">suitable</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="organisation">organisation</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="now">now</span>", <span word="with">with</span> 25 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="saying">saying</span> "<span word="my">my</span> <span word="organisation">organisation</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="eligible">eligible</span>", <span word="the">the</span> <span word="IoD">IoD</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="statement">statement</span> <span word="released">released</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span>.</p>
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