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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Ben Chapman

Spring statement: UK businesses fear Sunak will offer little help with soaring prices

PA Wire

Rishi Sunak looks set to ignore increasingly desperate pleas for help from British businesses facing huge cost increases when he delivers his latest spending announcement on Wednesday, industry leaders fear.

Firms are being hit with massive gas and electricity bill hikes, far in excess of those being handed to households, who are protected by the price cap.

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