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Nicola Sturgeon has suggested that it “could have been better” if the UK government’s “Eat Out to Help” plan had not happened.
The Prime Minister made the claim as the number of coronavirus cases across the UK continues to grow.
As part of the release from the blockade in the summer, Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s discounted meal plan was aimed at getting customers back to restaurants.
It gave diners up to 50% off their bill and 64 million meals were ordered during the first weeks of the initiative.
However, critics were concerned that a plan to help get people to restaurants was the wrong choice.
Speaking about ITV’s Peston, Sturgeon said: “I think in hindsight we can say all kinds of things, maybe it would have been better if it hadn’t happened.
“I know that scheme was trying to incentivize people to help the economy, and we can’t help but see the economic impact here.”
Sunak recently defended the scheme from suggestions that it had helped contribute to an increase in infection levels:
“I think it’s probably simplistic to look at just one thing.
“What is happening here is similar to what is happening in many other countries.”
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