Chancellor Rishi Sunak has the unenviable task of weighing a public health and economic emergency against deteriorating public finances
“Catastrophic” is the best word businessman Peter Brewin can find to describe the potential impact of a month’s lost cash on most British companies.
With a sales network in 45 countries alongside a factory in South Wales, the director of manufacturer Concrete Canvas is keeping a warier eye than most on the march of the coronavirus.
The £13m business is unscathed so far, but faces the two-pronged threat of international travel disruption as well as sick workers at home slowing production.