Businesses welcomed a government move to help them get low interest loans to transition from gas, while the Green Building Council wants the scheme to go further.

The government looks set to extend a helping hand to industries struggling with gas costs, though it’s understood this will be unlikely to take the form of grants.

The government is also promising a law change forcing the gas industry to provide better information on supply and demand.

Businesses welcomed a government move to help them get low interest loans to transition from gas, while the Green Building Council wants the scheme to go further.