have revealed plans to help businesses and consumers cope with spiralling energy costs. sweden and finland have announced multi billion pound packages to support energy companies, while the german chancellor, 0laf schulz, has put aside £56 billion to help industry and give extra payments to pensioners, students, and people on benefits. so what are people here hoping the next prime minister will do to help them? 0ur correspondent mairead smith has been talking to people in leeds. rosita runs two cafes and a bar in leeds, employing 30 people. for her, the hike in the cost of living has hit hard. as a business, her energy bills aren t capped and she s watched them rise to a level she just can t afford. energy s probably been the worst, to be honest. i d say this time a year ago, i was spending around 1,200 a quarter for electricity here. and i ve had a bill that came in a week ago for seven grand. i think ultimately, if things carry on like this, we re going to have to shut. we will have
a number of european governments have revealed plans, to help businesses and consumers cope with spiralling energy costs. sweden and finland have announced multi billion pound packages to support energy companies, while the german chancellor, olaf schulz, has put aside £56 billion to help industry, and give extra payments to pensioners, students and people on benefits. so what are people here hoping the next prime minister, will do for them? our correspondent, mairead smyth, has been talking to people, in leeds. rosita runs two cafes and a bar in leeds, employing 30 people. for her, the hike in the cost of living has hit hard. as a business, her energy bills aren t capped and she s watched them rise to a level she just can t afford. energy s probably been the worst, to be honest. i d say this time a year ago, i was spending around 1,200 a quarter for electricity here. and i ve had a bill that came in a week ago for seven grand. i think ultimately, if things carry on like this, we re g
will do to help them? our correspondent mairead smyth has been talking to people in leeds. rosita runs two cafes and a bar in leeds, employing 30 people. for her, the hike in the cost of living has hit hard. as a business, her energy bills aren t capped and she s watched them rise to a level she just can t afford. energy s probably been the worst, to be honest. i d say this time a year ago, i was spending around 1,200 a quarter for electricity here. and i ve had a bill that came in a week ago for seven grand. i think ultimately, if things carry on like this, we re going to have to shut. we will have a new prime minister tomorrow, what do you need them to do right away? we want to make sure everyone s all right and people aren t too worried about having to either eat or pay their bills. but secondly, small businesses, you know, the uk is based on that and i think it s important that we either get some grants in,