Since April this year, multiple tax increases in the UK have not only added pressure on businesses but also made the cost-of-living challenge for households more severe—water, electricity, and energy bills have all gone up. From October 1, Ofgem has updated the energy price cap, increasing the average annual household bill by £35.14 to £1,755.14 (up from the £1,720 rate effective since July).

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You’d be hard pressed to find someone who hasn’t complained about how expensive it is to live in the UK, with the cost of living crisis.

You may have heard of the internet sensation ‘Salt Bae’, who opened the restaurant Nusr-Et in Knightsbridge back in September 2021.