I'm going to be a bit controversial here because I have concerns over the way the Government seems to be dishing out the aid package to business - and I say seem as it's not been clarified yet.
Yesterday the Supermarket shares rallied and are up again today on the announcement by the Chancellor. These companies are currently experiencing an Xmas style boom and there's no indication that they will be closed down and unable to sell their goods.
But the support seems to be aimed at them in a way that favours them. I heard of one company saving 100s of millions.
At the moment, the corner shops are actually holding the fort as those supermarkets can't cope.
Closer to home, my little business I run from home is competing with long established and much bigger players who are in line for grant support, business rate holidays.... that I am not.
Competition rules perhaps do go out the window in such times, but they must be careful that the support being given doesn't distort the market and allow some companies to game the system and come out of it with a competitive advantage gained from that.
