It allocated to ministries £2bn set aside in case the UK leaves on 29 March without MPs having accepted any deal.
Letters will be sent to 140,000 firms updating them on what they should do while 3,500 troops will be put on standby to help government departments.
Lib Dem leader Sir Vince Cable said it amounted to "psychological warfare".
With 101 days left until Brexit and many MPs still opposed to the government's withdrawal agreement, which MPs will vote on in mid-January, ministers met for a longer-than-normal two and a half hour meeting.
They agreed that businesses should activate their own no deal contingency plans, as they think appropriate.
Updated Revenue and Customs information packs will be sent to firms later this week, setting out what changes could be needed at the border.
Consumers are being advised to familiarise themselves with advice published this summer, in areas ranging from booking flights to using credit cards, with more details promised in the coming weeks. [...]
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