£1.3 million rescue package could be 'too little, too late' for Renfrewshire businesses
PAISLEY DAILY EXPRESS: Live news as it happens It comes as unemployment in Renfrewshire hits 7,545.Up from 4,015 in March, the jobless total is 88 per cent higher than before the crisis hit.Renfrewshire Council says it is doing all it can ensure businesses can reopen and are equipped to run their premises with social distancing.The rescue package includes £500k for interest-free business restart loans of up to £5,000, as well as £250k for grants of up to £2,500 to help businesses adapt their premises to allow for physical distancing.But with the cash not available until August, Paisley businesses say it may not be enough to save local firms.Alan Robertson runs the Club Bar in Paisley and also owns Colliers in Johnstone, said: “We’ve