Government unveils plans to slash electricity costs for over 7,000 businesses

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Consultation launched on British Industrial Competitiveness Scheme, which promises to cut power costs by a quarter for key strategic industries

The government has today opened an eight-week consultation on its planned British Industrial Competitiveness Scheme (BICS), which promises to cut electricity costs for over 7,000 companies by up to a quarter....

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