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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Amy Walker

Tata Steel reportedly close to securing £500m funding from UK government

A blast furnace at the Tata Steel works in Port Talbot.
A blast furnace at the Tata Steel works in Port Talbot. Photograph: Geoff Caddick/AFP/Getty Images

The government is in advanced talks with the country’s largest steel producer, Tata Steel, over a £500m package to secure its long-term future in the UK, according to reports.

Funding would be pumped into the Port Talbot steelworks in south Wales alongside £700m from the firm’s Indian parent company, Tata Group, Sky News said.

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