The government has confirmed it will triple the cap for Covid-19 business grants administered by local authorities as it moves away from European Union state aid rules.
The UK government should look to create its own state aid system after the Brexit transitional agreement ends, according to the Institute for Government.
The government is asking for the planned business rates holiday to be made exempt from European Union rules restricting state aid, as financial pressures mount up due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The European Commission is to investigate whether the UK’s plans to subsidise the conversion of part of a coal power plant to operate on biomass are a breach of state aid rules.