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UK plan to cut energy bills for industrial firms threatens to leave small businesses out in the cold

  • Written by: Sam Hampton, Researcher, Environmental Geography, University of Oxford

The UK government aims to cut energy bills for large businesses by up to a quarter over four years, thanks to a £2 billion investment within its new industrial strategy. The aim is to make British manufacturers of steel, cars, chemicals, glass and other industrial sectors more competitive with foreign firms.

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