UK manufacturing set for a funding boost to reduce energy costs

Struggling steel sector among those expected to benefit in government’s long-awaited industrial strategy

UK manufacturing is expected to receive support to ease energy costs and boost skills, the Guardian understands, as part of a long-awaited industrial strategy due to be unveiled next week.

Energy-intensive industries have long complained that they pay too much for electricity compared with competitors in the EU, while the wider industrial sector has struggled to recruit skilled staff.

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