Out of office | Will cutting firms' energy bill aid start a new wave of mass homeworking?

The Government is set to slash energy bill support for UK businesses within months, prompting many to consider how else they can keep costs low for the year ahead.

The current Energy Bill Relief Scheme will end in March, the Government has confirmed. A new scheme, albeit less substantial, will be implemented from April and will last 12 months, providing more than £5billion of “transitional support” rather than suddenly cutting off energy aid altogether.

James Cartlidge, the Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury, said on Monday: “It is not for the Government to habitually pay the bills of businesses.”

The decision will lead to many questions for business leaders, chiefly among them how they will afford their office upkeep in such a turbulent economic climate