UK to set out future of costly coronavirus furlough scheme on Tuesday

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's government will set out on Tuesday how it plans to continue a programme that is paying the wages of more than 6 million workers at businesses affected by the coronavirus, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Monday.The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, which pays employers 80% of the wages of staff who are on temporary leave, is due to run until the end of June. The programme has been extended by one month already, and finance minister Rishi Sunak said last week..