The dust has settled on the chancellor’s latest rescue package, so is the industry happy?

By Tom Lowe2020-07-13T05:00:00

The government deems construction crucial to getting the country back on its feet but worries remain, writes Tom Lowe

If Rishi Sunak was nervous as he gave his summer economic update last week, he didn’t show it.

The sharp-suited chancellor was typically composed as he delivered what was to all intents and purposes an emergency budget, one which tossed another £30bn onto the government’s already stratospheric covid-19 tab.

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