The state of play: This is Berkshire Hathway's first major deal since the coronavirus pandemic hit the US, per CNBC. The transaction includes more than 12,390km of natural gas storage and transmission pipelines and about 900 billion cubic feet of gas storage.
One of Britain's leading thinktanks - the Resolution Foundation - has estimated that the coronavirus job retention scheme (CJRS) will cost the exchequer £40bn in its initial March to May phase given the large number of private firms taking advantage of it.