Industry calls for energy cap to stop businesses folding

Prime Minister Liz Truss must immediately introduce a cap to business energy costs and peg any increases against a global average to hold input costs in check and prevent businesses folding, a new report has said.

Hannah Binns
News Reporter
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Industry calls for energy cap to stop businesses folding

Prime Minister Liz Truss must immediately introduce a cap to business energy costs and peg any increases against a global average to hold input costs in check and prevent businesses folding, a new report...

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