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<p>We understand the pressure that businesses, charities, and public sector organisations
are facing with their energy bills, which is why the UK Government is taking immediate
action to ensure customers are protected over the winter period.</p><p> </p><p>Through
the new Energy Bill Relief Scheme, the Government will provide a discount on energy
prices for local authorities whose bills have been significantly inflated by the global
energy crisis.</p><p> </p><p>A Treasury-led review will be launched to inform a decision
on future support after March 2023.</p><p> </p><p>Local Government Finance in Wales
is devolved and is a matter for the Welsh Government. The Spending Review 2021 set
the largest annual block grant, in real terms, of any spending review settlement since
devolution. Over the Spending Review period, the UK government is providing the Welsh
Government with 20% more funding per person than equivalent UK Government spending
in other parts of the UK.</p><p> </p><p> </p>
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