Pedestrians walk along an empty shopping street in Leeds, northern England, on Jan. 6, 2021, on the second day of Britain's national lockdown to combat the spread of COVID-19. Oli Scarff /AFP via Getty Images
Nearly 1 in 20 British small business owners are planning to close their firms over the coming 12 months as a result of the CCP virus pandemic, a business group said on Monday.
In a survey of 1,400 small firms, the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) found that just under 5 percent of the businesses expect to close this year.
