The six-month assistance scheme announced last week has turned out to be more complicated than the scheme for consumers, as businesses are not covered by the energy price cap.
Businesses will learn next week about how the government will help them to navigate the energy crisis.
A spokesman for Prime Minister Liz Truss said on Wednesday that the scheme will help businesses with October bills and will be backdated if implementation is delayed."We are speaking to energy companies and businesses and representative organisations to provide them with reassurance on the points I've just set out."
The spokesman said that Downing Street is also looking at slimming down the upcoming House of Commons recess as it tries to deal with the energy crisis. This means that the scheme for businesses could require new legislation, although Ms Truss's spokesman said that issue is still being"worked through".
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