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Bar owners are unable to pass on hikes in business costs to consumers, as they are already feeling the inflation pinch. Picture: iStock

British pubs firm Fuller, Smith, and Turner has said its full-year costs for gas and electricity would more than double, as the global energy crisis shows no sign of abating.

Pub operators have been struggling with the surging prices of everything from fuel to food ingredients, while high summer temperatures had kept drinkers at home. Chief executive Simon Emeny said in a statement: