Energy costs - how clear are you about proposals to protect businesses?
1.
How certain are you about how much your monthly business energy bill will be by the end of this calendar year - or when your current fixed tariff ends?
Very certain
Fairly certain
Unsure
No idea
2.
Has the government support package given you'peace of mind' about future business energy costs?
Yes
No
3.
How much have your monthly business energy costs gone up since 12 months ago?
More than doubled
About doubled
Up by about 50%
Still the same
4.
Without any government support, approximately how much were you expecting your business energy bills to go up from their current level over the next 3-6 months?
50%
100% (double)
200% (treble)
300% (quadruple)
More than 300%
5.
Following the government support package announcement, approximately how much do you now expect your business energy bills to go up to from their current level over the next 3-6 months?
50%
100% (double)
200% (treble)
300% (quadruple)
More than 300%
No idea
6.
Is a six-month support package sufficient to allow to you to make long-term business plans?
Yes
No
7.
By how much do you think you can put up your prices to customers before the increase becomes self-defeating because people will not buy your goods or services?
Less than 10%
10-25%
26-50%
51%-100%
100% +
8.
Do you believe energy prices will ever fall back to levels we saw 12 months ago?
Yes
No
9.
If you were the Prime Minister, what would you do to create a long-term solution to rising energy costs?
10.
What is your business sector?
Retail
Hospitality
Service sector
Manufacturing
Office/professional
Agriculture
Other (please specify)
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11.
Your postcode
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12.
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