deep concern about the viability of the business and i don t want to pass that cost onto our customers, i will do everything i can to avoid that. businesses don t have the cushion of an energy price. they tend to fix their bills a year or two in advance, so for those whose contracts are coming to an end at the moment, it s a really painful time, and it s even worse for companies like this one, who don t have those contracts, but pay their energy bills on a three monthly metered basis. industries like cement and glass, with the heaviest energy consumption in the uk, are seeing their costs rocketing. to keep the furnaces burning, they are crying out for government support. absolutely. right now, gas prices are at an unprecedented level, and the businesses that manufacture the goods that we need are trying to operate under these unprecedented conditions. they are backed by some
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bills recently have been painful. my overheads are extremely high already, and it s a concern, deep concern about the viability of the business and i don t want to pass that cost onto our customers, i will do everything i can to avoid that. businesses don t have the cushion of an energy price. they tend to fix their bills a year or two in advance, so for those whose contracts are coming to an end at the moment, it s a really painful time, and it s even worse for companies like this one, who don t have those contracts, but pay their energy bills on a three monthly metred basis. industries like cement and glass, with the heaviest energy consumption in the uk, are seeing their costs rocketing. to keep the furnaces burning, they are crying out for government support. absolutely. right now, gas prices are at an unprecedented level, and the businesses that manufacture the goods that we need are trying to operate under these unprecedented conditions.
onto our customers. i ll do everything i can to avoid that. businesses don t have the cushion of an energy price cap. they tend to fix their bills a year or two in advance so that those whose contracts are coming to an end at the moment, it s a really painful time and it s even worse for companies like this one who don t have those contracts and pay their energy bills on a three monthly metered basis. steel, chemicals, industries with the heaviest energy consumption in the uk are rocketing. to keep the furnaces burning, they re crying out for government support. absolutely right now, gas prices are at an unprecedented level. and the businesses that manufacture the goods that we need are trying to operate under these unprecedented conditions. and they re backed by some conservative mps representing industrial areas. they need government support,
energy consumption in the uk. to keep the furnaces burning, they re crying out for support. absolutely right now. gas prices are at an unprecedented level. and the businesses that manufacture the goods that we need are trying to operate under these unprecedented conditions. they are backed by some conservative mps representing industrial areas. they need government support, either in direct support or a cap on their energy prices to allow them to continue in business, and it would be ludicrous that we would lose these high energy intensive businesses that we need for our economy. but so far that support isn t forthcoming. the government says it is in regular contact with business groups to explore ways to manage the impact of rising global prices and that this underscores the importance of building a strong, home grown renewable energy sector to further reduce our reliance on fossil fuels.