Energy bill hikes for small businesses like paying second rent, Dáil hears

2DH9EJR Cost of electricity: halogen bulb and twenty Euro notes

2DH9EJR Cost of electricity: halogen bulb and twenty Euro notes

The Government has been accused of veering towards “a flawed approach” to tackling the energy crisis as TDs heard that small businesses have compared their electricity bill costs to paying a second rent.

Sinn Féin criticised the Government’s preference for energy credits rather than price caps to deal with spiralling electricity bills.

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