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Abta says energy bills help ‘may not be enough’

Operators
Gary Noakes
21 September 2022

Abta has welcomed the government’s Energy Relief Scheme but warned it may not go far enough.

The new chancellor is being urged to consider the travel industry as a special case

The association said the scheme, which will be reviewed in three months, would help take pressure off businesses dealing with rising energy bills but urged the chancellor to provide further support through Friday’s mini-Budget.

Abta chief executive Mark Tanzer said: “When carrying out its three-month review, government must take into account the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic when considering sectors for further support, and that businesses have been dealing with rising costs for many months now.
 
“Travel only reopened in March 2022, so the sector’s recovery is furthest behind any other industry.