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Firms could face enforcement as U.K. cracks down on furlough fraud
By 
Neil Hodge2020-09-09T15:00:00
Companies are at risk of being investigated by the U.K.’s tax authority over fears that up to two out of every three employees worked during lockdown while their employers illegally claimed salaries from the government’s furlough program.
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