Sunak targets youth unemployment with £2 billion scheme

British finance minister Rishi Sunak will on Wednesday announce a new scheme to stave off youth unemployment as he attempts to revitalise the economy following its COVID lockdown.The 2 billion pound Kickstart Scheme will enable employers to hire unemployed young people aged 16-24, using government funds to pay them the national minimum wage for 25 hours a week."Young people bear the brunt of most economic crises, but they are at particular risk this time because they work in the sectors dispropo