The temporary unemployment scheme to avert mass bankruptcies and lay-offs as a result of the coronavirus crisis will be extended and is now expected to last up to two years. The labour minister said that at the end of April some 8.6 million employees were benefiting from the scheme, under which the state pays subsidies to companies to fund the salaries of those prevented from working.
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