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		Written answer
	answer has question	EUMA309m
	answer has answering person	Kevin Paul Hollinrake
	answer text	<p>Businesses will have benefitted from the Government’s reversal of the National Insurance rise, saving SMEs approximately £4,200 on average and raising the Employment Allowance to £5000. In addition, the Spring Budget provides further cost of living support to households by freezing fuel duty and maintaining the 5p cut for a further year.</p><p>The Energy Bill Relief Scheme has protected SMEs from high energy costs over the winter and eligible businesses will continue to benefit through the Energy Bill Discount Schemes. The Autumn Statement announced £13.6 billion of support for businesses over the next five years, reducing the burden of business rates for SMEs.</p>
	answer given date	2023-03-28
	answer has answering body	Department for Business and Trade
	written answer has answering body	Department for Business and Trade
Department for Business and Trade	answering body has written answer	AndOgfhH
Department for Business and Trade	answering body has answer	AndOgfhH
EUMA309m	question has answer	AndOgfhH
Kevin Paul Hollinrake	answering person has answer	AndOgfhH