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Organisations, businesses, families and individuals are seeing rising costs due to economic factors.. And data from the Office for National Statistics has revealed the scale of inflation - with the Consumer Prices Index showing a rate of 10.4 per cent in Feburary, up from 10.1 per cent in January.
Energy bills In autumn last year it was announced that the Energy Price Guarantee introduced by the government will be increased from £2,500 to £3,000 from April 1. On February 27, Ofgem confirmed that the price cap will drop from £4,279 a year to £3,280 for the average household. It is believed that at least 84 out of 114 local authorities in England will raise their taxes by the maximum amount.
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