on site, so it is really important that we get some kind of cap, some kind of support. even before the current crisis, pubs up and down the country were finding it difficult to make ends meet. the fear is that now this could be the final straw and thousands may have to shut their doors for good. but it is notjust pubs that are struggling. small businesses throughout the economy are finding high energy costs a heavy weight to bear. at this farm shop and cafe in leicestershire, electricity bills are set to soar from £17,000 to almost £76,000 a year. during the pandemic, the business had government backing, including under the eat out to help 0ut scheme. the boss says support now is needed just as urgently. this is a £50,000 increase on the costs we have got. we can t afford it. not that long ago, they were asking people to come and eat here for free. we didn t ask for that and,
for national statistics. that s down from 3.2% in august. the fall has been linked to last summer s eat out to help 0ut scheme, which meant prices in restaurants and cafes rose at a slower rate this summer than last. today s figure is still way above the bank of england s target rate of 2% and economists expect it to rise again. the bank has warned it will have to act over rising inflation, suggesting interest rates could rise soon. the queen has cancelled a trip to northern ireland and has reluctantly accepted medical advice to rest for the next few days, according to buckingham palace. her majesty, who celebrated her 95th birthday in april, will stay at windsor castle but is still expected to attend the global climate change conference in glasgow later this month. 0ur royal correspondent nicholas witchell reports. the queen at windsor castle last
every delivery that comes into our warehouse is affected in some way, it s either late, doesn t turn up, or when it does turn up, its short, and that s due to the chronic shortage of lorry drivers. everything this firm sells is packaged in cardboard, where it says prices are up by a0%, or plastic, where prices have jumped by 70%. with much higher shipping and fuel costs, they re expecting all firms like theirs to have to raise prices next year, if they haven t done already. with shortages of goods and lorry drivers and sky high shipping costs, wholesalers like this are at full stretch just trying to get the goods in the back door to meet demand from their existing customers. they re turning new customers away. so far, they ve been able to protect their customers from higher prices, but in the coming months they re going to be forced to raise them. at restaurants like this independent pub near windsor, prices were higher compared to august 2020 when the government s eat out to help 0ut
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