Lobby group says 370K small businesses in the UK will be at risk of job cuts or closure

  • When government support for energy bills effectively stops at the end of next week

Federation of Small Businesses with the projection.

  • Says that businesses need to be able to renegotiate their energy contracts to reflect lower wholesale prices
  • Notes this especially applies to that signed fixed contracts when the government support was in place.

The UK will be extending energy support to consumers, but the aid to businesses will end April 1.

Info comes via Bloomberg, gated.

(ps not breaking news, but ICYMI) Cabinet Office Minister Michael Gove says the new forum is intende

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