U.K. postpones energy-saving rules for businesses

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Written By Jennifer Joslyn

🇬🇧 Mind the cap.

The threat of wiping out profits has left businesses across Europe scrambling for a way to deal with the energy crisis after Russia invaded Ukraine. While the United Kingdom had announced it would be capping business energy costs with the Energy Bill Relief Scheme, they have postponed the enforcement and left many businesses sighing in relief. But the energy problem - the root of it all - is not vanquished.

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