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Hunt unveils slimmed down business support scheme

Hunt unveils slimmed down business support scheme

The chancellor has announced that energy bills support for all businesses will be cut from March onward although heavy power users will receive a top up. The new package will see £5.5 billion spent on support for non-domestic customers over the next year, down from the £18 billion committed through the current Energy Bills Relief Scheme.

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Ofgem targets further RO funds from failed suppliers  

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Reduced gas consumption saved government £260m in December

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Weekend press round-up: Energy bill support for firms to be cut

In our latest review of sector coverage in the national media, there are multiple reports that the government will announce reduced support for business energy bills today, as trade bodies warn of the strain their members are under. Meanwhile, an influential Conservative committee has called for communities living near new onshore wind and solar farms to be given 100% discounts on their energy bills and there are warnings that England faces further droughts this summer.

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Ofgem’s director of gas crisis departs

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Ofgem redistributes just 0.7% of RO funds from failed retailers   

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‘National war effort’ needed on energy efficiency

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Hunt: Business energy bills support is ‘unsustainably expensive’

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Ofgem’s discretionary approach to ringfencing is ‘worrying’

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Price cap forecasts fall below EPG

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Festive press round-up: Nuclear plants face shutdown over tax on windfalls

Our review of national media coverage of the sector over Christmas and New Year covers reaction to the windfall tax on electricity generators, including a potential legal challenge. There was also speculation as to the amount of customer credit balances being kept by retailers, concern over sewage spills and analysis of falling gas prices.

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Support scheme delay leaves businesses in Xmas ‘limbo’

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