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Pubs sell beer, spirits and food. The UK has a long tradition of these institutions and currently boasts about 47,000. The country may soon have considerably fewer (https://www.theguardian.com/business/2022/aug/30/thousands-of-uk-pubs-face-closure-without-energy-bills-support). UK Pubs experienced inevitable financial difficulties over the Covid19 pandemic. Brexit also resulted in those institutions losing many of their casual workers. Now, tenants of some pubs are giving in their notice, as they can't afford the burgeoning energy bills (for heating, lighting, refrigeration and cooking). Owners predict that thousands of pubs face permanent closure, unless they receive support for their gas and electricity bills. Pubs are businesses and don't even receive the 'protection' of the price cap.