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	answer has question	g7tM62Ru
	answer has answering person	Kevin Paul Hollinrake
	answer text	<p>Businesses in Bexleyheath and Crayford will have benefitted from the Government’s reversal of the National Insurance rise, saving SMEs approximately £4,200 on average, the cut to fuel duty for 12 months and raising the Employment Allowance to £5,000.</p><p> </p><p>The Energy Bill Relief and Energy Bill Discount Schemes will protect SMEs from high energy costs over the winter. 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><p> </p><p>The Government is providing financial support – 128 SMEs in Bexleyheath and Crayford have received Start Up loans to the value of £1,377,883 and 331 SMEs in Bexley Borough to the value of £3,423,737.</p>
	answer given date	2023-02-07
	answer has answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	written answer has answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy	answering body has written answer	p3ZfvQvN
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy	answering body has answer	p3ZfvQvN
g7tM62Ru	question has answer	p3ZfvQvN
Kevin Paul Hollinrake	answering person has answer	p3ZfvQvN