04 Mar 2021 --- The UK Food and Drink Federation (FDF) has reacted to the UK’s budget announcement with concern over the lack of support for the F&B industry as Britain recovers from the COVID-19 crisis. In the latest budget announcements, the UK’s Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak has assured the nation of sustained economic support until “well past” the point of a lockdown exit – extending its furlough scheme and issuing a “super deduction” of 130 percent on investment taxes.