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Business energy prices to be cut by half under new Government support

Energy bills for UK businesses will be cut by around half their expected level this winter under new emergency support from the Government to help those facing rising costs.
The business secretary has unveiled new energy bills support for UK businesses PHOTO Adobe Stock
The business secretary has unveiled new energy bills support for UK businesses PHOTO Adobe Stock

Unveiled by business secretary Jacob Rees-Mogg today, the new Government Energy Bill Relief scheme will see gas and electricity prices fixed for non-domestic energy customers, including businesses, charities and public sector organisations, for six months from 1 October.

Hospitals, schools and other settings such as community halls and churches will also get help.

According to the Government, the savings will be ‘first seen in October bills, which are typically received in November’.

Under the scheme, wholesale energy prices are expected to be fixed to £211 per MWh for electricity and £75 per MWH for gas, which the Government would be less than half the wholesale prices anticipated this winter.

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