Government is construction’s biggest client so pay back furlough cash before dividends, Morgan Sindall boss says

By Dave Rogers2021-08-05T05:00:00

No business sense in firms handing out money to shareholders ahead of reimbursing taxpayer, John Morgan adds

Morgan Sindall chief executive John Morgan has again said firms should pay back furlough money before handing out dividends to shareholders.

A year ago, the firm became one of the first in the industry to say it would pay back taxpayers’ money it received from the government under its Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme initiative.

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