Industrial Strategy: Government vows to slash energy costs for over 7,000 businesses

James Murray
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Wide-ranging strategy includes new funding for skills programmes and additional support for energy intensive sectors that promises to slash bills by up to 25 per cent

The government has today published its long-awaited Industrial Strategy, setting out plans to slash energy costs for energy-intensive businesses, unlock billions of pounds of investment through the British...

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