UK Businesses Struggle with High Energy Costs Due to Net Zero Policies

Net zero costs which push up energy prices and “anchor” businesses’ ambitions to grow must end, the boss of the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) will tell government officials at an event in London on Thursday evening.  Rain Newton-Smith, the chief executive of the Confederation of British Industry (CBI), is set to urge the Treasury and Department for Business and Trade to roll out an industrial strategy that tackles high UK energy costs which currently far surpass prices seen in competing economies such as France,…