Still from The Irish Pub movieMOSCOW, Aug 23 More than 70% of pubs in the UK do not hope to survive the winter due to skyrocketing energy prices, according to the Morning Advertiser. wp-content/uploads/2022/08/f330cfdb7d97f5156848a075ade63ea7.jpg» />In Poland, a fertilizer producer stopped work due to high gas pricesIt was previously reported that the price threshold for gas and electricity in Britain rose by 54% since April 1. Energy costs for British consumers have risen by an average of £700 a year. On Wednesday, the British newspaper The Telegraph reported that UK electricity bills could more than triple to reach £6,500 a year from April 2023. According to the newspaper, according to their survey, more than 65% of pub owners said that their utility bills increased by more than 100%, while 30% reported an increase of 200%, 8% — 500%. Nearly 80% said they could not afford the increase in energy costs. As noted, pub owners are urging the government to take a range of measures to help them weather the crisis, from reducing VAT to limiting energy prices for businesses — otherwise, in their opinion, Britain threatens «massive closures of pubs and restaurants».
Media: Brits are more likely to give up pets due to rising pricesBritish energy regulator Ofgem from April 1 Raised the maximum allowable annual electricity bill from £1,400 to almost £2,000 for consumers due to the surge in global energy prices. The next increase in the maximum limit for paying bills, which will come into force in October this year, will be announced on August 26. According to the UK Bureau for National Statistics, annual inflation in the country in April hit a record high since March 1982 — 9% against 7% a month earlier . Consumer prices rose 2.5% in April after rising 1.1% in March. In March 1982, inflation of 9.1% was recorded in the UK. In July, it became known that inflation had reached 9.4%.
