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One week to go until energy tipping point for 370,000 small businesses

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The end of the Energy Bill Relief Scheme in seven days could threaten the future of hundreds of thousands of small firms, according to research by the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB). With help for energy bills due to be radically downscaled in a week’s time, FSB is warning that 370,000 small businesses who fixed …

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