that trying to shield customers from price rises was pushing his business to the brink.
"It is already apparent it is more difficult than Covid. We thought that was going to be the worst thing that was ever going to happen to the hospitality industry. "This can't continue," said Mr Lennon. "The sad truth is that businesses are going to be pushed under if these costs don't get under control very quickly."Colin Wilkinson, the managing director of the Scottish Licenced Trade Association, has called for the introduction of an energy price cap for commercial businesses.
"We need a price cap for commercial businesses, and a realistic cap for commercial rates. The government needs to support businesses through this."The Scottish government said ministers were in regular dialogue with business organisations and leaders who had made clear that the high cost of doing business in the UK was "significantly hampering" their ability to recover from the pandemic.
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