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<p>HM Government provided support through the winter to all non-domestic energy users
via the £18 billion package for businesses through the Energy Bill Relief Scheme,
which included theatres, arts venues, and related organisations. The scheme continues
to provide valuable assistance to organisations until the end of March when the new
Energy Bills Discount Scheme comes into effect for all non-domestic customers, which
applies to energy usage from 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024. The new scheme strikes
a balance between supporting businesses over the next 12 months and limiting taxpayers’
exposure to volatile energy markets.</p><p>The Department for Digital, Culture, Media
and Sport, via its arm’s-length bodies the Theatres Trust and Arts Council England,
is supporting theatres to identify ways to improve energy efficiencies via use of
the ‘Theatre Green Book’.</p>
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