Llanigraham
On Moderation
Do it really doesn't. No govt can be expected to bankroll every individual and every business owner. Anyone expecting the Govt to pay a business all it's lost income is deluded. The business rates grant was intended to cover fixed costs of the premises (rent, power, utilities, security, insurance, etc). Furlough was meant to support employees. SEISS and loans and ultmately UC was meant to support the owner's lost profits. Without that support, millions of people would be unemployed, risk losing their homes, businesses shut for good, etc. Because of the support, "most" people and businesses will be able to come through this dark period. Inevitably, there'll be some collapsed businesses - many will have been in trouble before covid, with low profits or losses, no reserves, etc. We have a country pub/restaurant near us that's just called in the receivers - everyone is blaming covid, but when you look at their published accounts on Companies House, they've been losing money for years - the 2019 year end showed a loss of £150k - it was a dead duck anyway.
I suggest you have a look at some of the comments on various Small Business Forums to see how the governments "promises" of support have not worked. For example, grants for self employed people depended on their accounts for the last financial year, so if you only set the business up this year you got nothing, or if last year was your first year of trading, so that profits were low, you got nothing.