Barbara Easter and her husband will be long past retirement age by the time the debts their outdoor events business, Cotswold Marquees, took on to survive the pandemic are due to end.
This month, their bank will start to ask for repayments and it is not their only worry. Some wages will need to be covered again as furlough support tapers. Business rates will resume. They now take one day at a time to get through, says Easter, with questions over how many events will be happening this summer.
The Easters are among thousands of UK business owners facing the financial fallout of the pandemic, as concerns grow over whether government efforts to keep the economy afloat will be sufficient.
Ministers have rested hopes on the consumer recover…
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