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<p>This Department is working with the Hospitality Sector Council to deliver on our
2021 Hospitality Strategy to improve the resilience of hospitality businesses.</p><p>The
Government recognise that businesses on the high street, including those in hospitality,
are facing cost pressures driven by global factors, including high energy and cost
of living pressures.</p><p>The Energy Bill Relief Scheme ensures that all businesses
and other non-domestic customers are protected from excessively high energy bills
over the winter period.</p><p>My Rt. Hon. Friend Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer recently
announced in his Autumn Statement that the Government will be taking steps to help
rate payers with a package worth £13.6 billion in total.</p>
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