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LONDON, July 7 — British finance minister Rishi Sunak will tomorrow unveil a mini-budget to help kickstart the UK economy following devastation wreaked by coronavirus fallout, featuring green investment worth £3.0 billion (RM16 billion). Chancellor of the Exchequer Sunak hopes the plan will help...

A man is seen wearing a protective face mask at Waterloo station in London, Britain, March 6, 2020. — Reuters pic

He will offer £2.0 billion in grants for households to insulate homes and make them more energy efficient, the Treasury said in a statement today. Households will be offered vouchers of up to £5,000 to make their homes more energy efficient, while some of the poorest families will be given up to £10,000.

 

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