Energy

Firms face big energy bills from landlords excluded from government support scheme: Ibec

The employers group said that there were issues with the scheme’s scope, design and eligibility criteria

Ibec has written to Simon Coveney outlining issues with the temporary business energy support scheme. Picture: Collins

Ibec has warned that some businesses face large energy bills in the coming weeks due to landlords being excluded from the government’s support scheme.

In a letter to Simon Coveney, the enterprise minister, the employers group said that there were issues with the scheme’s scope, design, and eligibility criteria and said that some of the problems were raised last October. It also said that said the scheme has been hampered by problems that have led ...