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Nine months of interrupted trading have taken an enormous toll on UK businesses across many sectors, with nearly a third of firms having less than three months of cash reserves remaining, according to figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS). New data from the ONS shows that, across all industries, 30.4 per cent of UK businesses have between 0-3 months of cash reserves, as the scale of business distress created by the COVID-19 pandemic continues to grow. The situation is particu...
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