Energy costs and Budget talk: plan with the bills you actually have.

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15 October update: what the Treasury said

At the IMF meetings, the Treasury described pressure on energy prices and borrowing costs from international conflict and set out the Chancellor’s intention to protect economic resilience through the forthcoming Budget. This statement does not provide new business energy-support eligibility, application details or a confirmed reduction to an individual bill.

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Earlier evidence: the ONS survey published on 8 October

In its 8 October release, ONS reported that 72% of businesses expressed some concern about energy prices in late September, and 73% about increasing fuel prices. The survey ran from 21 September to 4 October 2026.

These estimates describe business concerns. They do not measure how much your own bill increased, and ONS labels the results official statistics in development.

SELLERBUNDLE PRACTICAL ANALYSIS

Your sales total does not pay every bill

Start with the jobs you repeat most often. Put the actual product, packaging and delivery costs next to the amount the customer pays. Then add marketplace fees, advertising and a sensible allowance for returns. A busy product can still be a weak earner when its costs move.

Check the bill itself as well as the price. Record whether a meter reading was actual or estimated and compare the period covered with your own records. Keep any query with the supplier separate from the assumptions in your sales plan.

SELLERBUNDLE PRACTICAL ANALYSIS

One useful ten-minute job

Open your most recent supplier and courier invoices. Update one product in the free profit calculator and try a lower selling price as a second scenario. Spread regular overhead across the orders you realistically expect, using the same tax basis throughout.

You do not need to change every price today. The useful result is knowing which cost changed, which product is affected and what you need to check before buying the next batch. These are SellerBundle planning suggestions, not a prediction about energy prices.

SELLERBUNDLE PRACTICAL ANALYSIS

SellerBundle: keep possible relief out of your base plan

Use your current contract and confirmed bills for the main cash plan. Separately test what happens if the next bill is higher or a customer pays later. Keep any hoped-for Budget help out until its terms, eligibility and timing are published. That makes it easier to see what you can safely order or spend now.