{"id":19490,"date":"2020-09-24T13:21:14","date_gmt":"2020-09-24T12:21:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ukactive.com\/news\/ukactive-responds-to-chancellors-winter-economy-plan\/"},"modified":"2026-03-23T17:03:46","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T17:03:46","slug":"ukactive-responds-to-chancellors-winter-economy-plan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ukactive.com\/cy\/news\/ukactive-responds-to-chancellors-winter-economy-plan\/","title":{"rendered":"ukactive responds to Chancellor\u2019s Winter Economy Plan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>ukactive has issued the following statement in response to the Chancellor\u2019s announcement of a <\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/publications\/winter-economy-plan\/winter-economy-plan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Winter Economy Plan<\/strong><\/a><strong> today (24 September) <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Huw Edwards, CEO of ukactive, said: \u201cWe welcome the measures announced today by the 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