Soaring energy prices pose a threat to
881,264 small enterprises employing 3.529 million people in
Italy, the Confartigianato business association said on
Thursday.
The association representing artisans and small artisan
businesses said it had analysed the impact of the "crazy" rise
in gas and electricity prices on 43 sectors.
Confartigianato President Marco Granelli said there was the risk
of a "massacre" of businesses.
The region worst at risk is Lombardy, with 139,000 enterprises
employing 751,000 people in peril.
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