'We can't run the economy on empty': CBI urges Chancellor to put energy efficiency and net zero at heart of Spring Statement

James Murray
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'We can't run the economy on empty': CBI urges Chancellor to put energy efficiency and net zero at heart of Spring Statement

CBI warns Treasury needs to combine immediate support for households and small businesses with a long-term plan to accelerate the net zero transition

On the eve of the Chancellor's Spring Statement, the CBI has this evening called on Rishi Sunak to deliver fresh measures to tackle crippling energy costs and catalyse investment in the net zero infrastructure...

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