ENERGY bill increases of up to 40 per cent are set to hit local manufacturers even harder at a time when margins are already under enormous pressure, CBI general director Sir Digby Jones has warned.
"The UK manufacturing sector is already under significant pressure and for those sectors already facing very slim profit margins, the ability to absorb recent increases in energy and other commodity prices is constrained," Sir Digby said.
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