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Government eyes taking equity stakes in tech start-ups

The government is considering various rescue packages to help Britain’s tech sector start-ups excluded from business rescue schemes announced so far.

Government eyes taking equity stakes in tech start-ups
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equity stakes in tech start-ups

Although government has lauded the UK’s tech sector as the spearhead of Britain’s new economy – Boris Johnson wrote the foreword to Tech Nation trumpeting UK tech investment report last year – banks are refusing to offer state-guaranteed loans to loss-making start-ups.

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