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<p>The new Energy Bill Discount Scheme (EBDS) will continue to provide eligible UK
businesses and other non-domestic energy users with a discount on high energy bills
from <ins class="ministerial">1</ins> April <ins class="ministerial">2023</ins> until
31 March 2024. <del class="ministerial">The EBDS took account of sectors that may
be most affected by rising energy prices based on energy and trade intensity.</del>
A higher level of support will be provided for the most energy and trade intensive
sectors who meet agreed thresholds for energy and trade intensity through the Energy
and Trade Intensive Industries (ETII) Scheme element of the EBDS. <ins class="ministerial">Eligible
sectors are represented by a list of SIC codes which has been published <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.publishing.service.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fuploads%2Fsystem%2Fuploads%2Fattachment_data%2Ffile%2F1128033%2F230104_ETII_List_for_gov.uk.pdf&data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary.PQ%40BEIS.gov.uk%7C64d3c23abc254b67258908db34dd229a%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C638161896735219553%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=YZfwoqI3QgEcDDlhFU4ZkC1yFKBxe%2B11vGqP2qIqvu4%3D&reserved=0"
target="_blank">here</a>.</ins> <del class="ministerial">Zoos meet these thresholds
but not aquariums.</del> <ins class="ministerial">In order to be eligible, zoos and
aquariums will need to meet the eligibility test and be able to evidence that 50%
of their revenue from a specified period is generated from activity within an eligible
sector.</ins></p>
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