It’s surprising how many people don’t know that small business energy prices are NOT capped. Many people also don’t know that any losses from the domestic market caused by theContinue readingWipeout: UK’s small business sector has only a few months left
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Energy prices will NOT be frozen this Winter and interest rates will continue to rise
If the polls are correct, then Liz Truss will become Prime Minister of the UK on September 5th. Her policies are starting to become known and they’re probably going toContinue readingEnergy prices will NOT be frozen this Winter and interest rates will continue to rise
Businesses are having to pay £10,000 deposits to get energy supplies
The energy price cap which was applied to domestic consumers was never offered to UK’s small businesses who employ around 5.5 million workers. In fact, the losses in the domesticContinue readingBusinesses are having to pay £10,000 deposits to get energy supplies
The Conservatives, Labour, Lib Dems and the TUC couldn’t give a toss about small businesses in the UK
Today, on Twitter we’re seeing a campaign by the TUC for a minimum wage of £15. They do, however, qualify this by stating “by 2030”, but still, it’s obvious thatContinue readingThe Conservatives, Labour, Lib Dems and the TUC couldn’t give a toss about small businesses in the UK
Small Business energy is NOT capped, inflation WILL be 15% (or higher) and hundreds of thousands of businesses WILL go bust in the next few months
I’ve heard many, many politicians banging on about “freezing” energy prices, some want “nationalisation”, most blame “Putin”, but I have yet to hear any politician address the acute problems facingContinue readingSmall Business energy is NOT capped, inflation WILL be 15% (or higher) and hundreds of thousands of businesses WILL go bust in the next few months
The energy price cap will kill hundreds of thousands of small businesses
During the Winter of 2021, the energy price cap meant that energy suppliers in UK were forced to make losses selling electricity and gas below cost price to domestic consumers.Continue readingThe energy price cap will kill hundreds of thousands of small businesses
Neither Sunak nor Truss have a plan to decrease the unit price of energy
The biggest problem that people in the UK face today is the unaffordable unit price of electricity and gas, together with the insane rises in standing charges, yet, neither candidateContinue readingNeither Sunak nor Truss have a plan to decrease the unit price of energy
UK Government offers relief to big business on energy while doing nothing for small businesses
The UK Government already offers relief to help big business with their energy costs. They call these businesses “energy intensive industries”. They have just announced further measures to help theseContinue readingUK Government offers relief to big business on energy while doing nothing for small businesses
It’s obvious that Sunak’s £400 “universal assistance” was yet another ill considered action
In April, Portugal and Spain requested permission from the EU to cap the price of wholesale natural gas around the 40 Euro mark. The EU agreed the action and theContinue readingIt’s obvious that Sunak’s £400 “universal assistance” was yet another ill considered action
How does an interest rate rise bring down the high cost of energy in the UK?
Many people have stated that the high price of wholesale gas has led to massive hikes in the unit cost of electricty and gas in the UK. OK, I sortContinue readingHow does an interest rate rise bring down the high cost of energy in the UK?