Small business electricity bills grow

There is mounting evidence that small businesses are bearing an unfair higher share of rising electricity prices.Submissions to the ACCC electricity pricing inquiry confirm anecdotal accounts that small businesses are being gouged.While households in several states are grappling with price increases of 15-18 per cent, for most small businesses it’s above 20 per cent, with […]

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